Sex-Trafficking
246 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.
Missouri7
States
| Date | # Minors | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2013 | 1 | Online prostitution stings in Joplin turning up runaways |
| Sep 17, 2012 | 2 | Illinois man faces teen prostitution charge |
| Jun 26, 2012 | 1 | Two accused of prostituting teen |
| Jun 8, 2012 | 1 | Illinois man accused of prostituting teen |
| Jun 14, 2011 | 1 | Couple admit prostituting teen runaway found in St. Louis |
| Sep 16, 2010 | 1 | Girl Forced Into Prostitution Sues Village Voice Over Sex Ads |
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.