Craigslist , the ubiquitous Web site known for its free personal ads, for-sale, housing and employment advertisements, is increasingly the focus of attention by law enforcement authorities, who say the site is being used to exchange sex for money.
The Nassau County police used Craigslist in a sting operation that resulted in the arrests of eight women on prostitution charges; more than 70 have been arrested since last year.
Scrolling through Craigslist ads or placing covert ads themselves, law enforcement authorities have made similar arrests in Cook County in Illinois; Seattle; and Jacksonville, Fla. Bruce Lambert reports :. Law enforcement officials have accused Craigslist of enabling prostitution. Under federal law, the ads are legal and Web site owners are exempt from responsibility for content posted by users.
While Craigslist says it is no different from old-media publications that have long carried sex-oriented ads, law enforcement officials say its scope and format are especially useful to the sex industry. After a seven-year battle, Gov.
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