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In the News

  • Cops: Sex scammers bind and rob men visiting Williamsburg escort
    The Brooklyn Paper |
    August 15, 2012
    A group of bad guys bound and robbed at least four men who scheduled a liaison with an escort in Williamsburg, police say.Over a span of just five hours on Aug. 7, the perps targeted multiple johns...
  • Arrested woman tells Kent officer she left stripper job for prostitution
    Kent Reporter |
    August 14, 2012
    Kent Police arrested a woman at a Kent hotel for investigation of prostitution after an undercover officer reportedly responded to an ad that offered "full services" on the website www.backpage.com....
  • Manassas Gang Associate Gets 23 Years in Sex Trafficking Case
    Fairfax News |
    August 10, 2012
    Donyel Pier Dove, aka “Bleek,” 28, of Manassas, was sentenced today to 276 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role as a bodyguard and driver for a gang-led...
  • CAUGHT: Accused Psychologist/Pimp Arrested
    Exeter Patch |
    August 8, 2012
    An Exeter psychologist charged with running a prostitution ring in Portsmouth turned himself in to police Tuesday.Alexander Marino, who has an office at 24 Front St. in Exeter, has been wanted by...
  • Jupiter man, 58, charged with producing child porn and having sex with a minor
    Palm Beach Post |
    August 6, 2012
    The single-story home owned by Frank Smith Jr. fits right into the quiet, tree-lined Misty Lake Drive neighborhood in Jupiter. Off-white in color with a grayish-green door, the home sits behind a...
  • Detectives: Suspect, Murder Victim Met Online
    eaglecountryonline.com |
    July 13, 2012
    New details have surfaced in the murder of a 26-year-old Cleves woman.Tasha Campbell was found murdered in a home on Hulbert Avenue in Erlanger last week.Timothy Grissett is charged with the South...
  • Nude masseuses arrested in undercover sting
    nbc-2.com |
    July 13, 2012
    Two women were arrested for performing an erotic massage in Bonita Springs Thursday, according to deputies.Kayla Ellen Lowndes, 22, and Laura Gordon, 34, were arrested after Lee County Sheriff's...
  • St. Paul: Council asks Backpage site to drop adult classifieds
    Pioneer Press |
    July 11, 2012
    The St. Paul City Council has passed a resolution calling on Village Voice Media, owners of the classified ad site Backpage.com, to discontinue the adult section of their online classifieds "because...
  • A new twist on Un-FAIR Park and sex-trafficking ads
    Dallas Morning News |
    July 9, 2012
    The local weekly alternative tabloid, The Dallas Observer, could start taking some major hits not only because it circulates sleazy ads by child-sex trafficker Backpage.com but also because it hosts...
  • Two arrested in human trafficking, prostitution ring
    kvue.com |
    July 9, 2012
    For the first time in months their lights are off. The note on the door says out of business. You wouldn't even know what was in business until reading their sign that's already been flipped, Panda...