While there are plenty of laws banning prostitution and sex trafficking on the books, most of those laws were passed before the advent of the internet. So is a website that aids in connecting prostitutes and clients illegal?
That’s the question a New Mexico Supreme Court is facing in a recent online prostitution bust.
Former University of New Mexico-Albuquerque president and former professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University allegedly were involved in an “online brothel,” a website called southwestcompanions.info, which allowed members to arrange meetings with prostitutes and provide reviews.
Both defendants are denying any wrongdoing.
Last year, New Mexico District Judge Stan Whitaker ruled that the website did not qualify as a “house for prostitution,” and stalled the case.
Prosecution resumed when the Albuquerque district attorney appealed the ruling, claiming that exchanging information across the internet that allows prostitution to occur is illegal.
Although Thailand has a reputation as a sex tourism destination, prostitution is actually one of the listed criminal sexual offenses in Thailand law.
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