September 15, 2010
By the CNN Wire Staff
"Today, perpetrators [of sex trafficking] hide behind their computers," said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California.Craigslist has "no plans" to resume running adult services ads that contribute to child sex trafficking in the United States, an official with the online advertising site told a House panel Wednesday.
However, the erotic services ads remain available to Americans on the company's foreign sites, including its Canadian site, acknowledged William "Clint" Powell, the director of customer service and law enforcement relations at Craigslist.
Powell's remarks to a House Judiciary subcommittee responded to testimony that the internet has greatly expanded child prostitution and child sex trafficking. In particular, witnesses cited online advertising sites such as Craigslist and backpage.com as facilitating the ability of people to hire child prostitutes.
Respectfully submitted from: http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-15/justice/us.child.sex.trafficking_1_craigslist-ceo-jim-buckmaster-services-ads-founder-craig-newmark?_s=PM:CRIME
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