01-26-2011, 06:30 AM
i don't think craigslist is the problem. there will always be prostitutes regardless of how they attract business, online or in the street. and they will always be at risk/easy prey. that's the nature of the 'job'.
Craigslist banned hooker ads amid outrage over a killer who trolled for victims online - but it remains a bustling marketplace for sex for sale.
The Daily News had no problem finding ads that were posted by women and men who expected compensation.
"I charge, hon. Full service is $200 for the hour, $150 for the half hour," a woman calling herself Chloe told The News after being contacted through a listing in "Casual Encounters."
A poster named Kim was asking "$200 for full service."
"I'm beautiful, from Brazil," the prostitute told a reporter.
"What you see is what you get - 100%. I'm 36DD, 22, 40, curvy body....What time do you want to come over?"
Kim then texted a picture of a penis with the message, "This is 4 U BB."
"I get thousands of calls a day," Kim later said, declining to discuss craigslist dealings.
Craigslist had long taken heat from authorities for its "Erotic Services" section, in which prostitutes paid $10 a pop to advertise.
In 2009, after grad student Philip Markoff was busted for targeting prostitutes on the site - killing one - the company changed the section to "Adult Services," and vowed to monitor the content.
Still under increasing criticism, craigslist abruptly shut down the section in September. But steamy listings are all over other areas of the site. Many quickly get taken down - but sex with a pricetag is readily available for the sharp-eyed.
Craigslist did not respond to a request for comment.
Craigslist banned hooker ads amid outrage over a killer who trolled for victims online - but it remains a bustling marketplace for sex for sale.
The Daily News had no problem finding ads that were posted by women and men who expected compensation.
"I charge, hon. Full service is $200 for the hour, $150 for the half hour," a woman calling herself Chloe told The News after being contacted through a listing in "Casual Encounters."
A poster named Kim was asking "$200 for full service."
"I'm beautiful, from Brazil," the prostitute told a reporter.
"What you see is what you get - 100%. I'm 36DD, 22, 40, curvy body....What time do you want to come over?"
Kim then texted a picture of a penis with the message, "This is 4 U BB."
"I get thousands of calls a day," Kim later said, declining to discuss craigslist dealings.
Craigslist had long taken heat from authorities for its "Erotic Services" section, in which prostitutes paid $10 a pop to advertise.
In 2009, after grad student Philip Markoff was busted for targeting prostitutes on the site - killing one - the company changed the section to "Adult Services," and vowed to monitor the content.
Still under increasing criticism, craigslist abruptly shut down the section in September. But steamy listings are all over other areas of the site. Many quickly get taken down - but sex with a pricetag is readily available for the sharp-eyed.
Craigslist did not respond to a request for comment.