Backpage

A two-year federal investigation of Backpage.com, a website that frequently advertises commercial sex, led Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill to…

This story was updated at 1:06 p.m. to include comments by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley in a phone interview. Missouri Attorney General Josh...

Missouri is the only state in the U.S. using consumer-protection laws to pursue a website that’s accused of advertising illegal sexual activity such as…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2010 - Fresh from a victory that forced Craigslist to remove the adult services section…