Today Craigslist faced heavy turbulence from the Windy City as Cook County sheriff's office filed a federal lawsuit against the online classifieds site for allowing users to prostitute online through its website.
Sheriff Tom Dart accused Craigslist of prostitution by making it extremely easy for users to get and post to its "Erotic Services" section and, in turn, does not remove ads for sex in a timely fashion from the thousands of such ads that continue to pop up.
Dart brought a 19-year old woman to a press conference who he claimed turned to a life of prostitution through Craigslist while searching originally for a modeling job. As a result, he asserted Craigslist had violated laws from the local level all the way up to the federal level and that the "Erotic Services" section of Craigslist must be shut down.
In response, Craigslist spokeswoman Susan Best fiercely disputed Dart's statements, citing stepped up efforts to prevent illegal ads, cooperating with law enforcement, and pulling illegal ads.
Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090305/ap_on_hi_te/craigslist_prostitution
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