/tags/backpage-com Backpage.com en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:26:11 GMT /news/2018-04-13/dallas-based-backpage-com-ceo-plead-guilty-to-state-us-charges The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide "online brothel" pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges… Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:26:11 GMT /news/2018-04-13/dallas-based-backpage-com-ceo-plead-guilty-to-state-us-charges Don Thompson /2018-04-09/backpage-founders-indicted-on-charges-of-facilitating-prostitution A federal grand jury indicted seven people behind the website. Known for adult services ads, Backpage has for years prevailed in lawsuits accusing it of facilitating sex trafficking of children. Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:49:32 GMT /2018-04-09/backpage-founders-indicted-on-charges-of-facilitating-prostitution Alina Selyukh /2017-01-10/backpage-shuts-down-adult-ads-in-the-u-s-citing-government-pressure The online classified website disabled its space for adults seeking sexual partners. A Senate report last year accused the website of being a forum for child sex trafficking. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:23:00 GMT /2017-01-10/backpage-shuts-down-adult-ads-in-the-u-s-citing-government-pressure Rebecca Hersher /texas-news/2016-10-07/the-ceo-of-dallas-based-backpage-com-has-been-arrested The CEO of Backpage.com, which has offices in Dallas, has been arrested in Houston on felony sex charges. The company began in the back pages of… Fri, 07 Oct 2016 21:09:50 GMT /texas-news/2016-10-07/the-ceo-of-dallas-based-backpage-com-has-been-arrested Bill Zeeble /2016-10-07/ceo-of-backpage-com-arrested-charged-with-pimping Carl Ferrer, the chief executive of a classifieds website that allows users to post escort ads, was arrested in Texas on Thursday. He faces felony charges, including pimping a minor. Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:17:00 GMT /2016-10-07/ceo-of-backpage-com-arrested-charged-with-pimping Camila Domonoske