3 ms·
This comment is engaging in the exact same behavior that caused the first trial to get thrown out: conflating consensual prostitution with sex slavery and human
by Manuel_D 3y ago
This comment is engaging in the exact same behavior that caused the first trial to get thrown out: conflating consensual prostitution with sex slavery and human trafficking.
> In 2021, an Arizona judge declared a mistrial in the case of Larkin and Lacey after they found that prosecutors’ arguments hinged on the horrors of child sex trafficking even though neither defendant was facing charges related to it.
Backpage was never on trial for facilitating sex trafficking. They were proactive in reporting cases to law enforcement.