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.
Illinois6
States
| Date | # Minors | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2013 | 1 | Two arrested in River Grove, accused of human trafficking |
| Sep 11, 2012 | 1 | Lansing police arrest 2 in child prostitution investigation |
| Aug 24, 2011 | 2 | Operation "Little Girl Lost" |
| Feb 9, 2011 | 2 | Brothers Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking |
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.