Patricia Chang
Contributing Writer

The categories on the classified website Craigslist.org seem fairly normal — listings are mostly for apartments, furniture and jobs. That is, until you get to the “erotic services” section — prostitution.

Just last weekend, an 18-year-old woman in San Francisco was nearly raped by the solicitor of her sex ad on Craigslist. Last Wednesday, police in Washington state arrested several Craigslist prostitutes, including a 16-year-old girl.

As more stories of online prostitution hit the news, it seems more people, including NYU students, are pimping themselves out online.

Searching for NYU students offering erotic service on Craigslist returns a handful of results — some even have pictures.

“Cindy,” a CAS alumna who was granted anonymity by WSN, posted an ad last spring titled: “NYU student — horny, broke and alone.”

She received a flood of e-mail replies for several days following the post.

“I have made literally thousands of dollars off of Craigslist, just being an attractive young college student,” said Cindy, who has been using Craigslist as a method of income for about a year. (more…)

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