It’s the first step to stopping sex trafficking, but many say it is just a start.
While the go-to online site, backpage.com is now shut down by the federal government, other sites are now exploiting minors.
"I know a lot of people are thinking, 'wow backpage is shut down and the rest is history,' but really it is not,” said activist Kasey McClure.
As Channel 2 Action News first reported on the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat on Sunday, backpage.com is now controlled by the feds and Monday, its co-founders were charged in an alleged scheme to promote prostitution and launder money.
McClure is against sex trafficking, she's been working for years to help victims of the illegal activity. While she's happy Backpage is shut down, she says those who sell young girls for sex are now using other sites.
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