Craigslist's chief executive demanded an apology from South Carolina's attorney general yesterday, saying that his threat to file prostitution charges against the company was unreasonable and unfair.
Attorney General Henry McMaster threatened last week to prosecute Craigslist executives for aiding and abetting prostitution if an ad on the Web site leads to a prostitution case in South Carolina. McMaster has said that his office is investigating the ads, but so far no charges have been brought.
Craigslist has come under closer scrutiny for its "erotic services" category after a Boston-area man was accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist, which has promised to eliminate the category and replace it with a new "adult services" section, where ads will be pre-screened.
"Many prominent companies ... feature more ‘adult services' ads than does craigslist, some of a very graphic nature," Jim Buckmaster wrote in a company blog.
McMaster is a Republican who plans to run for governor of South Carolina in 2010.
Craigslist came under fire last month after Philip Markoff was accused of killing a New York City masseuse he met through the Web site. Police have also accused Markoff, 22, in the armed robbery of another woman. Police said that both women had advertised erotic services on Craigslist.
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