Tuesday's raid on Rentboy came five days after the announcement by several major American LGBT legal advocacy organizations-Transgender Law Center, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Lambda Legal, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and National Center for Transgender Equality-that they will join Amnesty International in calling for the decriminalization of sex work. I watched two of the men joined at the stand by their husbands to secure their bonds with a signature, as the judge asked them if they understood their spouses were accused of "conspiring" in the promotion of "unlawful activity, specifically prostitution." The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized or is in the process of seizing "over $1.4 million of alleged criminal proceeds" from .īy the close of court on Tuesday, six defendants were released on bond, ranging from $50,000 to $350,000.
"I am aware that 'top' is slang for a sexually dominant partner," Ruiz writes.
The document signed by Ruiz also details several escorts' advertisements. The government complaint goes on to offer descriptions of watersports, spanking, and fetishes for sneakers. In the "Physical Attributes" category, the escorts are asked to select answers for the following attributes: "Foreskin," "Cock Size," and "Build." A user may search by a number of parameters including geographic location. There is also a navigation button that allows a user to search for escorts. The government complaint also provides a crash course in the user experience: RENTBOY.COM's slogan is "Money can't buy you love… but the rest is negotiable." RENTBOY.COM takes its name from a British slang term for a male prostitute… As evidence, the government offers a close reading of the website's promotional copy: "promotes prostitution," the criminal complaint and affidavit signed by HSI Special Agent Susan Ruiz alleges. It is not possible to conduct prostitution on the internet there's no such thing as an "internet brothel." This ignores the government's own complaint and its detailed accounting of Rentboy's alleged activities. Rentboy was an "internet brothel," Currie states in the release. Currie, acting United States Attorney from the Eastern District of New York, each face "up to five years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000." The Rentboy defendants, according to a press release from Kelly T. In both cases, the government used a law against interstate illegal activity to place federal charges for violation of lesser state laws against prostitution. The charges against are reminiscent of those against the California-based escort website, raided last June by the FBI. "You sure you brought enough guys?" one of the defense attorneys spoke into the air. One agent stood and turned to us, the press and families and advocates in the back benches, and we could read the slogan on his shirt: "Vindicated-Justice Will Be Done." They wore T-shirts and jeans, badges on their hips, looking relaxed and confident against the murmur of suits and ties.
The agents sat shoulder to shoulder, filling two front benches. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents were there with the Rentboy defendants Tuesday afternoon at federal court in Brooklyn.
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