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Backpage pimping raid: Arrest warrants issued for former ‘New Times’ owners

This photo released by the Texas Office of the Attorney General shows Bacpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer. State agents have raided the Dallas headquarters of adult classified ad portal Backpage and arrested Ferrer.
This photo released by the Texas Office of the Attorney General shows Bacpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer. State agents have raided the Dallas headquarters of adult classified ad portal Backpage and arrested Ferrer.

The Arizona Republic

Former Phoenix New Times owners Michael Lacey and James Larkin have been charged in California with conspiracy to commit pimping in connection with their controlling interest in the Backpage adult classified ad portal, and warrants have been issued for their arrests.

State agents in Texas, meanwhile, raided the Dallas headquarters of Backpage and arrested Chief Executive Officer Carl Ferrer following allegations that adult and child sex-trafficking victims had been forced into prostitution through escort ads posted on the site.

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