Greg Russinger's Blog Posts Tagged 'craigslist' (2)

Laurel, Maryland (CNN) -- On a late afternoon in early June, undercover police officers circled a one-story highway motel north of Washington. Inside was a 12-year-old girl who told her mother she was

being forced to work as a prostitute.

According to her mother, the girl had started running away from home earlier this year. She found out her daughter was in the sex trade when she saw her in an

adult online classified ad. The girl was advertising herself as…

Where’s the place you can find a 1996 Kia Sephia, free used socks, and sex for a small fee? Why, Craigslist, of course! The website that made us all realize you never really need to buy anything new has come

under fire once again for its controversial sex advertisements.

A new financials evaluation of the site estimates that one-third of Craigslist’s $100+ million revenue comes via sex-related ad sales. While a lot of the bed romp classifieds are legit, there still…