Experts: Sex trafficking won’t stop with arrest of Backpage.com CEO

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the arrest of the Dallas-based Backpage.com CEO, many local experts say it won’t stop the demand for sex trafficking. Shutting down the website and other like it reduces the supply of sex-trafficking victims who have been forced into prostitution, but the demand may still be a major problem.
In any industry, supply and demand are the driving forces. In human trafficking, the demand to purchase sex lies in the hearts and minds of buyers. Put simply, without d