FBI seizes MyRedBook.com

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~~By Christopher Rice

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The Feds shut down myredbook, and Sex Workers Outreach Project Bay Area released this statement:

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“We are very alarmed by the seizure of Myredbook. Many Bay Area sex workers have been able to improve their working conditions by using Myredbook as the site provided a private, discreet venue for negotiations that otherwise often happen in a public venues or on the street. Now that the only free local online female sex worker ad hosting site is gone, where will people go to work? We are very concerned for those who may be forced into more dangerous working conditions at this time.

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Today we also lost extensive online forums for a community of sex workers to keep each other safe, screen clients, and blacklist predators. Myredbook also hosted resource guides for sex workers who were struggling and created a venue for community counseling for those in need. Many local outreach organizations used this forum to connect with vulnerable sex workers.”

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On Wednesday, the FBI seized the domains of the San Francisco-based site, as well as SFRedbook.com and slapped the owners with a slew of charges, including promoting prostitution.

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The seizures also affected sister site MyPinkbook.com. That site returned a 502 Gateway error on Wednesday.

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In May of 2013, CBS13 investigated sites like MyRedbook.com and how they allegedly gave johns an easy way to choose where to look for sex.

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In the Bay Area federal agents raided two locations, seizing several boxes of evidence. They arrested tech entrepreneur Eric Omuro, who was also accused of running the sites. Omuro is also facing charges of money laundering and racketeering.

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