In Portland young girls are being sold online for sex but not much is done to stop such websites with prostitution advertisement.
One of the leading websites is Backpage.com its a general classified website but makes millions of dollars each month from "escort" and "body rub" listings.
Portland police searched Backpage for sex
trafficking victims under 18 years old and used the
site to set up stings. With that investigators
recovered the 17-year-old victim they say was recruited by a friend in Lake Oswego.
Officer Mike Gallagher with the Portland Police
Prostitution Coordination Team said it's frustrating
to know Backpage.com makes money off illegal
activity.
Research shows Backpage.com profits are soaring. By March 2013, the site made nearly $5 million in
one month with listings in just 26 of the nearly 400
cities it operates. There is just as much demand on
similar websites.
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