The city of San Francisco is suing a Financial District massage parlor alleging that the business is in fact a brothel and has been for years. There's a law enforcement paradox to Backpage.
Citing federal free speech laws, a judge rejected pimping charges Friday against the operators of a major international website that state attorney general Kamala Harris called the "world's top online brothel. Observant residents in a San Mateo neighborhood led police to the discovery of an alleged brothel, resulting in two arrests. A California judge tentatively rejected pimping charges against the operators of a major international website that advertises escort services.
Of the licensed massage businesses in San Francisco, over a third were found to have active online listings advertising erotic services.
A coalition of sex workers has gathered almost 6, signatures on an online petition, demanding a meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown. Two Oakland police officers were in court Friday in separate sex scandal cases. Detectives lured men to a hotel by posing as prostitutes in online ads, and in one case as a teenage girl under The sting ended in 8 arrests.
The operators of an international website that advertises escort services say they'll challenge charges of trafficking prostitutes and pimping on First Amendment grounds. Carl Ferrer, 55, was arrested on a California warrant after arriving Thursday in Houston on a flight from Amsterdam.
