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Federal judge dismisses Backpage lawsuit against Dart

Posted June 01, 2018 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

U.S. District Court Judge John J. Tharp Jr. ended three years of litigation by Backpage.com against the Cook County sheriff's office, granting a motion to dismiss the case late Thursday after Backpage.com was seized by federal authorities and its CEO pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to facilitate prostitution.

Backpage.com filed the suit after Sheriff Thomas J. Dart asked credit card companies to stop doing business with the website's sections he said facilitated human trafficking. Federal wrote in a 93-count indictment that the company's principals were knowingly working to facilitate prostitution through their website. Dart is seeking a court order against Backpage and its attorneys for all fees and costs associated with the lawsuit.

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