Backpage.com Under Fire For Facilitating Underage Prostitution, Again

Law enforcement officials worry the Craigslist-style website is becoming the future of prostitution.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Over the last three months, the number of prostitution busts that have involved the marketing of underage girls on the popular classified ad service Backpage.com have left many in the law enforcement community questioning what must be done about this online nuisance. For example, in Maple Grove, Minnesota, an 18-year-old cheerleader is accused of

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Nebraska Human Trafficking Legislation Grants Immunity To Child Prostitutes

A study by a Nebraska human trafficking task force found that the state’s Interstate 80 is a major conduit for the drug and sex trades.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Between 2008 and 2010, 83 percent of all sex trafficking victims in the United States were U.S. citizens. While legislation working to protect human trafficking victims has made its way in states across the U.S. recently, newly proposed legislation in Nebraska has taken protection for human trafficking victims one step further -- giving immunity to

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