The head of the notorious craigslist for sex website Backpage.com is facing jail time after being arrested on pimping charges.
According to ABC News, 55-year-old Carl Ferrer was arrested earlier today after state officials raided the website’s Dallas headquarters. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Ferrer of “making money off the backs of innocent human beings by allowing them to be exploited for modern-day slavery.”
Apparently, their investigation has already collected evidence that shows proof of illegal adult and child sex trafficking. For those who don’t know what Backpage is about, it is a page where users can place craigslist like ads for services or goods but it is mainly known for its underground escort service. Some of your favorite celebs may have been caught on the page in their past days.
The Daily News also reports that an indictment showed that from October 2015 to May 2015 the page had made $2 million in ads a month and had been involved in 17 incidents where it was accused of sex trafficking between 2012 and 2015.
Ferrer was arrested just after flying back from Amsterdam.
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Source:http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/backpage-raided-ceo-arrested-texas-42630540
