Sex-Trafficking
250 Minors Sex-Trafficked
on Village Voice's Backpage.com
Village Voice Media's Backpage.com has an 80% market-share for prostitution ads in the US.
It is the biggest forum for sex trafficking of under-age girls in the United States.
Arizona8
States
| Date | # Minors | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2012 | 2 | Backpage.com: Doorway to sex trafficking? |
| May 25, 2012 | 1 | Phoenix PD bust man with prostitution ad on Backpage.com |
| May 19, 2012 | 1 | Adult services ads are targeted |
| Oct 21, 2011 | 1 | 2 accused in Arizona child prostitution case involving 15-year-old girl |
| Jun 16, 2011 | 1 | Police: Glendale woman acted as pimp for 17-year-old girl |
| Sep 8, 2010 | 1 | Four Men Indicted for Trafficking Young Women and Girls for Sex |
| May 13, 2010 | 1 | Female teens 'pimped out' 14-year-old runaway on website |
These calculations are low estimates. Some reports say only "minors" and not how many; we assume 2 as a conservative estimate.
Also, this is only the number or MINORS trafficked. The total amount of illegal prostitution transacted on Backpage.com,
including sex-trafficked adults, cannot even be guessed at, as it is only the minors who make the news.