Human trafficking

The Drug Sales That Accompany Child Trafficking

Carl Ferrer, the CEO of Backpage, was arrested Thursday, October  6th in Texas for his company’s alleged participation in the trafficking of children online.

For a number of years, Alliance to Rescue Victims of Trafficking, Polaris Project, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have been raising awareness of this issue and educating the public about how Backpage facilitates the trafficking of children online.

These organizations and several others working in the field of human trafficking have interviewed trafficked survivors who, although shall remain anonymous, confirmed they were sold for sex online including on Backpage.