As far as I know, this Subcommittee is the first to report that information.

This crime has increasingly moved from the street to the smartphone.

Backpage.com sits at the center of that online black market.

Let us talk about the role that you and Mr. Lacey have played in the concealment practices we have reported on this morning.

I just cannot imagine the frustration, the pain you must have felt.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tells us that Backpage is linked to nearly three-quarters of all suspected child sex trafficking reports.

Back in 2014, it was reported that Backpage was sold to a mysterious Dutch entity, as you know.

It is not hard to guess why you did not want anybody to know about that.

Your testimony also helps us as a practical matter to understand how the current laws are affecting families and our constituents.

this is, again, a hearing focused on Backpage. As you say, they are a big player in this.

I went to law school, so did Senator McCaskill, and we do not remember learning that instructions to cover up a crime are protected speech.

We are here this morning to address a very serious topic. It is about sex trafficking. It is about selling children online.