Baltimore HUD Homes News

Craigslist's sex service listings have encountered extreme scrutiny following the April 14 murder of 25 year old masseuse Julissa Brisman, who broadcasted on Craigslist in Boston. Philip Markoff, a 23 year old Boston University medical student, was charged with killing Brisman and with assault on two other women he met through Craigslist.

Officials from Craigslist were not instantly available to comment.

The erotic services segment will end within seven days and be substituted with a new segment called adult services where each advertisement will be manually check by Craigslist staff, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.

In April, Blumenthal had asked Craigslist officials to get rid of photographs in the erotic services and comparable sections of the site, hire staff to screen ads that deliberately violate Craigslist rules and offer encouragements for people who flag and report prostitution advertisements.Craigslist notify him of the changes on Tuesday night, Blumenthal said.

Craigslist, a 14 year old online marketplace that produces more than 20 billion page views per month in 50 countries with a workforce of just 28 people, is somewhat owned by online auctioneer eBay, which purchase 25 percent in 2004.

Beside with its free listings for just about anything. From apartments to furniture, jobs and cars San Francisco based Craigslist.org make available one of the largest and most notorious sex service listings.