By Paul Walsh. In another case of online ads being used for sex trafficking, a Duluth man and woman are accused of selling teenage girls for sex in several states through Backpage. In an indictment unsealed Monday in federal court, Markeace Arque Canty, 32, has been charged with sex trafficking of a child and receiving child pornography. Olson, 22, of Duluth, to engage several girls from Duluth in sex trafficking and used online ads to attract customers.
He said Olson has been charged by the state with aiding and abetting sex trafficking. From July until January, according to the indictment, Canty bought "escort" ads on Backpage. The ads sometimes included photos of a girl who was no older than The indictment against Canty said he bought a Backpage escort ad in northwestern Indiana in September.
Canty's criminal history in Minnesota includes two felony convictions for drug possession and another for witness tampering. Olson is in the St. Louis County jail. Last year, police linked Backpage to underage sex trafficking, prompting the Minneapolis and St. Paul city councils and the Hennepin and Ramsey County attorneys to ask Backpage to halt the ads.
Paul Walsh is a general assignment reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune. He wants your news tips, especially in and near Minnesota. Republicans want to compel the absent DFL to attend House floor sessions. The returns were filed on behalf of themselves and others, according to federal prosecutors. The Latest. Duluth couple charged in selling girls for sex through ads By Paul Walsh. May 22, at PM. Canty is charged with selling the girl for sex in Minnesota and Indiana.
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