A judge has rejected state Atty. Kamala D. Bowman ruled that websites such as Backpage. Charges were filed on Sept. Prosecutors accused Ferrer of overseeing the company, including the screening of ads, and contended he knowingly gained money from the prostitution of women and children, according to court papers. She was elected last month. Backpage originated in the classified section in the back of alternative newspapers. It also lists apartments, cars and jobs. The case was the most vigorous effort yet to blunt Backpage, founded in and now owned by a Dutch company that lists Ferrer as its sole partner.
The charges followed a three-year-long inquiry in which California authorities claimed to have found numerous instances in which the company received fees from ads for escorts younger than A year-old woman said she began using Backpage after Craigslist shuttered its escort section and the prostitution website MyRedbook. The company has contended that it is a host β not a publisher β of content generated by third parties, namely, consenting adults.
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