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THE biggest forum for sex trafficking of under-age girls in the United States appears to be a Web site called Backpage.com.

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The owners turn out to include private equity financiers, including Goldman Sachs with a 16 percent stake.

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There’s no doubt that many escort ads on Backpage are placed by consenting adults. But it’s equally clear that Backpage plays a major role in the trafficking of minors or women who are coerced. In one recent case in New York City, prosecutors say that a 15-year-old girl was drugged, tied up, raped and sold to johns through Backpage and other sites.