State AGs Set to Meet With Craiglist Over "Erotic Services" Section

Even before the revelations about the accused "Craiglist Killer," Craigslist was in hot water over its "erotic services" section, complete with a lawsuit by Cook County, Illinois Sheriff Tom Dart. But in the wake of the attacks on Craigslist erotic services providers, things have gone from bad to worse for Craigslist.

According to C|Net, attorneys general from Missouri, Illinois, and Connecticut, representing will represent a group of state attorneys general, will meet with representatives of Craigslist on Tuesday in New York.

In a statement, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said:

“Craigslist is allowing advertisements for illegal activities like prostitution on its site. It is blatant. It is irresponsible. It is illegal.

“Craigslist is responsible for the types of advertisements it allows, and it is imperative that Craigslist agree to tougher restrictions and to remove ads for illegal activities from its site.

“Our investigators found advertisements that clearly were offering sex-for-money or seeking a sex-for-money relationship on craigslist’s Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia/Jefferson City and Springfield sites. These arrangements advertised are not only illegal but dangerous, and we aim to stop this type of advertising in Missouri.”

It's pretty obvious to anyone who looks at Craigslist's "erotic services" section that it's actually just about all, if not all, related to prostitution. Despite that, it's obvious that the heat has been turned up on Craigslist because of the Julissa Brisman killing.

Until now, Craiglist has remained defiant. Is this in fact a victimless crime that we should ignore? Take a poll.

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