Jul
10
2009

Craigslist and police partner to stop sex-trafficking

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Craigslist is teaming up with Canadian law enforcement to try to stop the sale of sex with children that one expert says has turned the popular online classified service into a modern-day "kiddie-stroll."

Over the past two months, Craigslist has been consulting with the RCMP's national human-trafficking centre, the North Vancouver division of the RCMP, and the Peel Regional Police outside Toronto, in an effort to stop the "blatant, in-your-face" advertising for sex on the site.

"Craigslist is the new kiddie-stroll for men who are seeking to pay for sex with children," said Prof. Benjamin Perrin, a law professor from the University of British Columbia. "It's free and anonymous and well-known."

 

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Source: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Craigslist+police+partner+stop+trafficking/1779594/story.html

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