The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance
Moral panic plus government power is an inescapably potent combination.
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Moral panic plus government power is an inescapably potent combination.
The Department of Justice claimed this was about "keeping women and children across America safe" from sex trafficking.
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another in Arizona.
Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.
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