SACRAMENTO – Today, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the world's largest online brothel, Backpage.com, and affiliated websites have been seized and shut down. The website's closure follows a joint law enforcement effort involving the California Department of Justice (CA D...

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the seizure of Backpage.com(link is external), the Internet's leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children. Additionally, seven individuals have been charged in a 93-count federal indictment with the ...