running ads like these, from the escort section of back page s new york site. one reads you will feel right at home at our place. stress relief by beautiful asian girls. stress relief. or this, seductive, ready to rock your world. call me the ad says to enjoy all you can handle. the advertiser claims to be 19 years old. now those are two of literally thousands of ads that you might find on backpage right now. that company, backpage defends the adult section saying that if pimps are going to advertise it s better to do it some place where authorities can track activity and help women in trouble. keeping them honest, are they? we spoke to backpage and some of the mothers of teen victims. we ve changed their names to protect their children. deborah feyerick tonight reports. reporter: how would you feel, for example, i mean, as a mother if you saw an ad like this? or an ad like this? or i mean this this girl, she says she s 19. if you saw your daughter in this, like this, wha
very important that human trafficking, for example, which can be an international activity, be stopped beyond the borders. but right now our focus really is on craigslist. we re taking it one step at a time. we want to verify and confirm that craigslist is, in fact, shutting down because our focus really is on law enforcement within our borders and victims within the reach of this country s law enforcement activities. i would say to you that we also need to think about changes in the law which, right now, give these sites virtually complete immunity, they claim, from any accountability for these prostitution ads. in other words, craigslist itself says it cannot be held legally responsible for anything advertised on its site. and my belief is, strongly, and it s my personal belief, i can t
for craigslist. users looking for dull encounters on the website are instead encountering the word censored on its site. craigslist isn t explaining the move yet, but will release a statement later. craigslist has been under pressure to make the change. there have been allegation the site promotes prostitution and child sex trafficking. attorneys general in 16 states challenged craigslist to act, one of them commended the move but warned other websites need to take action as well. there have been a series of assaults, even more serious crime, evidence of human trafficking, tragedies resulting directly from these prostitution ads on craigslist. craigslist is simply the biggest, by far, in scale and scope, and others should follow its example. we will monitor them. we will pursue them, if they fail, to follow this lead. once again, craigslist s representatives have said they will issue a statement, but we
can be an international activity, be stopped beyond the borders. but right now our focus really is on craigslist. we re taking it one step at a time. we want to verify and could be firm that craigslist is in fact shutting down because our focus really is on law enforcement within our borders and victims within the reach of this country s law enforcement activities. i would say to you that we also need to think about changes in the will you which right now give these sites virtually complete immunity, they claim, from any accountability for these prostitution ads. craigslist itself says it cannot be held legally responsible for anything advertised on its site. and my belief is, strongly, and it is my personal belief, i can t speak for other attorneys general in this issue, that we need to change that law to hold the sites more accountable than they are now. we should note that richard
trafficking, for example, which can be an international activity be stopped beyond the borders. right now our focus is on krigs list. we want to verify it s shutting down. our focus is on law enforcement within the borders. and victims within the reach. we also need to think of changes in the law. which right now give these sites virtually complete immunity. they claim. from any accountability for these prostitution ads. craigslist says it cannot be held legally responsible for anything on its site. my belief is, strongly, and it s my personal belief, that we need to change that law to hold the sites more accountable than they