Village Voice Sued By Former Child Prostitute Over Sex Ads

by Glynnis MacNicol | 12:31 pm, September 19th, 2010

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Craigslist recently shut down its “adult services” section under fire from many groups who accused the site of facilitating prostitution. However, before there was the “adult services” page on Craigslist there was the back page on the Village Voice, and it is apparently getting the company in trouble.

Wired is reporting that a former child prostitute “M.A.” (she is still a minor) has filed a lawsuit against Village Voice Media for “for knowingly allowing her pimp to post ads for her “services” on the popular backpage.com.”

M.A. says she was 14 when she was found as a runaway by McFarland, who began pimping out M.A. for $100 per sex act (McFarland took half the earnings). In order to advertise M.A.’s services, McFarland took pornographic photos of M.A. and posted them on backpage.com in the personals section for those seeking sex. McFarland pleaded guilty earlier this month to photographing M.A. in pornographic poses, posting child porn on backpage, paying the site for the postings, transporting M.A. for the purpose of pimping her out for sex, and collecting money for M.A.’s sexual services.

M.A. asserts in her complaint that the Voice knew she was both underage and that the ads were for prostitution services, though according to Wired that “no evidence is outlined in the complaint that explicitly points to Village Voice having this knowledge.” Of course, as Wired notes, anyone who has read these back pages will not be surprised to learn that prostitution was being advertised (the euphemisms employed in those ads were never terribly euphemistic) nor, sadly, that the girls were underage. However, perhaps this suit coming as it does after the Craigslist decision signifies that the people running the ads will be held to greater accountability down the line. Also, hats off to this M.A. person for having the courage to launch a lawsuit, regardless of its outcome.

Child Prostitution, Craigslist, Village Voice, Wired

fliteshare

The problem isn’t prostitution the problem is slavery. Legalize prostitution, prohibit pimping. Have the carreer prostitutes create their own “Union” to keep their industry clear of such abuses. This already works in the Netherlands and saves the tax payers money. Prostitutes actually pay taxes in the Netherlands. It also enables prostitutes to rely on the regular police against the more “violent” clients. Which will reduce the necessity for pimps in the industry in general.
murphy0071

If you are looking for pimps try Rupert Murdoch, he has a whole stable of whores who will do every possible maneuver to make him happy and you a fool for believing those thieves, liars, and shills.