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Ill. Sheriff: New Craigslist an Improvement

Lawman will monitor 'adult services' section as lawsuit proceeds

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(Newser) – The Illinois sheriff who pushed Craigslist to dump its “erotic services” section says the replacement, now called “adult services,” is a step in the right direction, the Chicago Tribune reports. “The postings are definitely toned down a lot. My goal was to get the over-the-top stuff off,” Cook County's Tom Dart said. “They've done that.” Explicit photos, he said, are “the big thing,” and the latest ones seem more appropriate.

“The language—there's not a lot I can do about that,” he added. He says he’ll keep up sting operations against the site until the next court date in his federal lawsuit pushing for the elimination of "erotic services” ads. Craigslist has said it will better scrutinize the ads; Dart says he’ll assess whether it has followed through when the next court date rolls around in July.

Simone Nicole Sneed checks online listings for a new apartment from her home in Latham, N.Y., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
Simone Nicole Sneed checks online listings for a new apartment from her home in Latham, N.Y., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.   (AP Photo/Tim Roske)
In this April 14, 2005 file photo, Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco.
In this April 14, 2005 file photo, Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announces at a news conference that he has filed suit in U.S. District Court against the owner of the website, Craigslist, accusing them of knowingly promoting and facilitating prostitution. Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Chicago.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announces at a news conference that he has filed suit in U.S. District Court against the owner of the website, Craigslist, accusing them of knowingly promoting and facilitating...   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Thinker
May 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
I'm from Chicago, Illinois and this Sheriff offends me. I wish he would keep his anti-sex agenda to himself and stop trying to force his religious viewpoints on the rest of us. After 8 years of puritanical authoritative rule, it would be a welcome respite to have someone with more brains and less religion in charge of the social welfare of us all. Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
May 14, 09 1:04 PM CDT
Tom Dart must not have very pressing issues in his territory... most lawmen are too overwhelmed with real crime to sit around reading Craigslist all day. Reply
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Petem011
May 17, 09 4:19 PM CDT
Many sheriff/police departments have Internet crime units that surf the Web looking for online crime. Some of these units are sponsored by federal grants. Reply
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