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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…