Additional Sordid Details Emerge Regarding Backpage Founders

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions provided the hereinafter remarks following the seizure of Backpage:

“For far too long, Backpage.com existed as the dominant marketplace for illicit commercial sex, a place where sex traffickers frequently advertised children and adults alike. But this illegality stops right now. Last Friday, the Department of Justice seized Backpage, and it can no longer be used by criminals to promote and facilitate human trafficking.”

The Indictments of Backpage Founders

Yesterday, America learned that Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey and other executives of the platform are facing a grand total of 93 prostitution and money laundering-related indictments. Additional reports from USA Herald affirm that Lacey and co-founder Jim Larkin faced charges of conspiracy to obtain profits from prostitution on Friday. The FBI also raided the homes of both men in addition to shutting down Backpage.

What Do Americans Think Regarding the Seizure of Backpage?

The majority of people in this country appear understandably alarmed and disgusted regarding the charges and Backpage’s enablement of child rape and sex trafficking.