Criminal
Oct. 19, 2016
Backpage 'pimping' charges may turn on interpretation of 1996 federal law
The state attorney general's prosecution of three executives of a classified advertising service for 'pimping' may turn on the interpretation of the Communications Decency Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Three years ago, Attorney General Kamala Harris joined 35 other state attorneys general in signing a letter to Congress stating that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 "prevents State and local law enforcement agencies from prosecuting" ? "online classified ad services, such as Backpage.com."
On Oct. 6, Harris' office did the exact thing she said the letter said she couldn't and anno...
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