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VIOLATIONS
In Touch Editor James Heidenry Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Distance Himself from His Own Sleazy Publication
Heidenry and his lawyer appear confused about the First Amendment and various other facts.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Backpage Sex Trafficking Co-Founder Michael Lacey Sentenced to Prison
After years of legal battles over Backpage’s role in prostitution and exploitation of minors, a federal judge sentenced co-owners Michael Lacey, Scott Spear and John Brunst to prison.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Massive Florida Human Trafficking Bust Arrests 148, Rescues Victims
Demand to purchase sex in Hillsborough County, Florida, was so great that law enforcement needed an extra hotel room to carry out their sting operation.
VIOLATIONS
The Daily Beast: A Cautionary Tale of Writers Gone Wild for Cash
If you perchance ever took a wrong turn in the dark alleys of the internet, you may have stumbled upon a self-proclaimed “high-end tabloid,” The Daily Beast.
HUMAN RIGHTS
From the Highways of Ohio to the Paris Olympics—Human Trafficking Needs to End Now
Human trafficking is a $246 billion-a-year industry, or 0.26% of the world’s gross domestic product.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Victim’s Story Puts a Human Face on Tony Ortega’s Vile Defense of Backpage.com
A crescent scar etched into Alissa’s tender, innocent cheek, gives lasting testimony to the horrors once inflicted on helpless children by the notorious online brothel Backpage.com.
VIOLATIONS
Daily Beast: In the Backpage Tradition
The Beast does its share of “normalizing” the sex industry through articles by former porn stars who defend on-camera sex as a career like any other.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Backpage Founders Lacey and Larkin Stand Trial on Charges of Facilitating Prostitution and Money Laundering
The trial of former Backpage.com owners Michael Lacey, James Larkin and five others began September 1 in an Arizona court, in a case that could have repercussions for media and the ethical guidelines it follows to govern its content.
VIOLATIONS
The Sydney Morning Herald Sinks to New Lows
Australia’s dominant newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, is certainly no stranger to journalism. But of late, it has been acting like a distant one.
HATE
The Oldest Professional—Karen de la Carriere
Evidence of the depths to which Leah Remini and Mike Rinder would sink to fabricate a “story” was a segment that appeared on the A&E series only once in…