Craigslist’s erotic services site appears to have reduced female homicide rates by 17 percent

by | Oct 12, 2017 | pimps, prostitution, public health, sex trafficking, sex work, sexual violence, trafficking, Uncategorized, underage prostitution

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Baylor and West Virginia universities have found evidence indicating that craigslist’s erotic services site may have prompted a 17 percent decrease in female homicides throughout the U.S., principally because sex workers...

California judge rejects charges against Backpage escort site — at least for now

by | Nov 21, 2016 | human trafficking, law enforcement, pimps, prostitution, public health, sex trafficking, sex work, trafficking, Uncategorized, underage prostitution, websites

The arrest of the CEO of Backpage, a website for sex work ads, as he stepped off a plane in Houston October 6, made headlines. Carl Ferrer, 55, was arrested on a California warrant and charged with pimping by the California Attorney General’s office. Two other...

Were sex workers caught up in recent Seattle raid really being trafficked? And are such raids an effective use of our taxpayer dollars?

by | Jan 27, 2016 | human trafficking, law enforcement, prostitution, public health, sex trafficking, sex work, Uncategorized

In early January, law enforcement in the Seattle area shut down a popular website used by sex workers to advertise their services and by customers to review sex workers. Police also raided a number of luxury apartments in Bellevue where women were allegedly selling...