https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gymwam/backpage-taken-down-read-indictment-doj-fbi

Friday, U.S. law enforcement agencies seized Backpage.com, a classifieds website where people posted, among other things, ads for sexual services. Since 2004, when the site went online, it’s been a lifeline for consensual sex workers as a place to vet clients and seek help from the community.

The Department of Justice unsealed the charges against Backpage on Monday: A 93-count indictment names seven people, including Backpage co-founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin. The indictment lists 50 instances where ads were alleged to have facilitated prostitution and also accuses Lacey and Larkin of money laundering. The full indictment can be found here.