Washington DC Massage Parlors: Prostitution Ads Still a Problem on Craigslist Despite Recent Crackdowns
Written on September 8, 2010 – 7:24 pm | by rubmedownthere
The go-to portal for online classified ads and local discussion boards, Craigslist has been criticized for years for selling ad space to sex-peddlers and prostitution rings. Law enforcement officials and watchdog groups say that the site is frequently used by human sex traffickers and pimps to find clients for women and children who have been coerced into the sex industry. On Sept. 4, Craigslist removed its Adult Services section in response to a letter from attorneys general in 17 states urging the website to crack down on prostitution ads. But it doesn’t look like the sex traffickers had to move far. Other sections of the Craigslist site are still overrun with ads for “sensual massage parlors” – many of which have been identified as brothels by law enforcement officials or sex industry websites.