The Department of Justice has extended its deadline to March 31 for sex trafficking victims who were advertised on the websites Backpage or CityXGuide. “Survivors trafficked on Backpage or CityXGuide ...

The top executives of the prostitution website Backpage.com were sentenced to prison time on money-laundering charges on Wednesday. Backpage.com owner Michael Lacey, 76, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., was ...

The website Backpage.com was taken down Friday and seized by federal law enforcement authorities, according to a notice posted online. The classifieds website has been the focus of intense scrutiny ...

SEATTLESEATTLE — The website Backpage.com sued the state of Washington on Monday, saying a new law that would require classified advertising companies to verify the ages of people in sex-related ...

Attorneys for three executives of the internet classifieds site Backpage.com on Wednesday urged a California judge to dismiss "pimping" charges, saying the allegations violate the First Amendment and ...

Federal prosecutors intend to retry Michael Lacey, the former editor of Phoenix New Times, on charges he enabled prostitution through the Backpage.com website that grew out of the printed tabloid ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this article misstated the date when jury selection for Michael Lacey's trial will begin. Weeks after the death of a key defendant, federal ...

The Department of Justice has announced the launch of the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website. This marks the largest ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - MasterCard said on Tuesday that its credit cards can no longer be used to pay for ads on the Backpage.com website, following a request from a Chicago law enforcement official who ...