… There’s no shortage of criminal cases arising out of Craigslist ads, and there are plenty of violent offenses like this one among them,” Daniel Conley said. “It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a platform for prostitution also serves up armed robberies.”
Hilary Holden, 28, of Revere and James Austin, 22, of Dorchester were in Chelsea District Court on Thursday to face charges stemming from the alleged July 23 armed robbery of a man they are accused of luring to a Revere parking lot through a Craigslist ad.
This case comes in the wake of accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff’s jailhouse suicide and allegations a Brockton man robbed two women he found in the site’s “adult services” section.
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“Craigslist continues to facilitate everyday prostitution and even human trafficking of men, women and children,” Coakley said. “In the interest of public safety, Craiglist should immediately take down the adult services section of their Web site.”