Washington Supreme Court rules in favor of three young victims against Backpage.com

The Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of three young women who sued Backpage.com after they were sex trafficked as minors on the website. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) praises this decision, which allows the lawsuit to proceed to trial.

After the lawsuit was originally filed, Backpage filed a motion to dismiss it, arguing it isn’t responsible for the actions of subscribers or users under the federal Communications Decent Act. However, the Washington Supreme Court justices said that this act does not shield Backpage from state lawsuits because there are allegations that the company did not merely host the ads but that they also helped develop the content.

This decision marks an important step forward in the growing movement to hold Backpage accountable for its willful facilitation of human trafficking and prostitution. The Washington Supreme Court’s decision is a wake-up call to Backpage that it must stop promoting and profiting from sexual exploitation.

Backpage is the leading U.S. website for prostitution advertising, generating nearly 80% of all the online prostitution advertising revenue.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING SECOND LARGEST CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE U.S.

By 2012, human trafficking had become the second fastest growing criminal activity in the United States, following drug trafficking.” 

In my novel "Due Process " My vigilante took a REAL scenario (child pornography and sexual abuse of minors) and worked justice out appropriately. 

The sequel, "Lawless Measures" is complete and being prepared for publication. Again, Walter is on the prowl! He opposes organized crime who are engaged in human trafficking and child exploitation. They are REAL scenario's, but Walter knows how to deal with the problem, and he doesn't dial 9-1-1. 

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/human-trafficking-to-get-legislature-s-attention/article_e8e16732-8f77-11e3-879b-0019bb2963f4.html

Notable Quote on Human Trafficking:

"There’s more slaves today, 27 million, than ever existed during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. This is a huge problem.” Timothy Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad (January 2014)

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (not some other country—but America (Land of the free . . . You know the jingle)