[DanBC]

It was absolutely at the top of the company.

See the photo caption: "In court: (from left) Carl Ferrer, James Larkin, Andrew Padilla and Michael Lacey are sworn-in prior to testifying before the Senate earlier this year. Photograph: Cliff Owen/AP" -- these people knew Backpage was being used to traffic children to be raped, and they fought in court to be allowed to continue to do so.

The I am Jane Doe film is a good documentary that covers the events.

[yorwba]

That Backpage's C-suite appeared in court does not somehow imply that they were willingly complicit in child abuse. However, the fact that they plead the Fifth does look pretty damning. While it can't be used against them in a court of law, the court of public opinion is a different matter entirely.