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The sexual trafficking of children is a crime that “spans all walks of communities.” So says a cybercrime detective after serving an arrest warrant in DeKalb county to a man accused of the sexual exploitation of children.
Moral and religious leaders from many creeds and backgrounds have joined together to demand that Village Voice Media do their part to end the sexual trafficking of children by ending “adult service” ads on Backpage.com.
SIGN HERE to demand Village Voice Media shut down the Adult section of Backpage.com.
It’s a moral outrage that girls and boys are sold for sex right here in the U.S.
A multi-faith coalition of thirty-six prominent clergy members ran a full-page ad in the New York Times, calling on Village Voice Media to shut down the “adult ads” section of Backpage.com, which all too often serves as a platform for the sex trafficking of children.
Congratulations to A Future. Not A Past. and everyone involved on a successful 7200 Steps to Stop Demand for the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
Great job, everyone! Let’s get ready for 2012!
The National Association of Attorneys General recently sent a letter to Backpage.com’s legal counsel regarding Backpage.com’s ongoing failure to effectively limit prostitution and sexual trafficking activity on its website. The attorneys general wrote “As our state’s chief law enforcement officers, we are increasingly concerned about human trafficking, especially the trafficking of minors. Backpage.com is a hub for such activity.”
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