The Backpage.com Trial Finally Ended—With a Suicide and a Prison Sentence
By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.
(Photo: Michael Lacey (left) and James Larkin (right); Jesse Rieser)
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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "The Backpage Trial Finally Ends—With a Suicide and a Sentencing."
