Buckmaster explained that "in mid and late 2007 we had very positive communications with the Cook County Sheriff's Department, in which we explained how "erotic services" came to be, the purposes it is intended to serve, and the statutes that support our right to operate as we do.
"Since then, we have not only initiated multiple new measures to further reduce misuse of our website by anyone intending criminal activity, we also reached an agreement with 40 state attorneys-general, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, about an enforcement plan designed to protect the public from those who would misuse our site."
And yet, inexplicably, Sheriff Dart apparently bypassed the Illinois Attorney General's office, and filed this complaint through a private law firm.
"As our counsel explained to Sheriff Dart's Department in 2007, craigslist cannot be held liable as a matter of clear federal law for content submitted to the site by our users." Buckmaster pledged to defend vigorously the lawsuit brought by the Sheriff.
Buckmaster further pledged craigslist's continuing commitment to helping law enforcement officers nationwide locate and rescue victims and put criminals in jail. "We assist police forces all over the country, including members of Sheriff Dart's department," says Buckmaster. "The vast majority seem to understand that craigslist is part of the solution when it comes to combating terrible crimes like human trafficking and child exploitation."
"They know and appreciate that we are working very hard to eliminate misuse of our site and provide assistance with their investigations, and for that understanding we are very grateful."
Source: craigslist
