VILLAGE VOICE

The Exploitation of Human Beings for Profit Must End: UN Observes World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Traffickers would not be so successful were it not for their enablers.

Tony Ortega—The Troll and His Prison of Hate

The story reads like a sordid crime novel, with Ortega as willing accomplice, motivated by greed and devoid of human decency. It might be entertaining, were it not for the real-life victims of his complacency and collusion—children sold on Backpage as sex slaves, victims of sexual violence, physical and psychological abuse, and murder—the details of which are well-documented.

Hate Merchant Tony Ortega Tries—and Fails—to Curtail STAND’s First Amendment Rights

Ortega was the chief editor of the Village Voice when it harbored Backpage.com, which, according to numerous media reports, was the nation’s leading facilitator for the sale of children for sex. Its three owners have been under U.S. Senate Subcommittee investigation.