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THIS is it, Melvin thought: Craigslist is about to get me killed.
A recent divorcé who lacked the money and confidence for a conventional date, Melvin, 35, had been lured to a stranger’s apartment by the promise of anonymous sex. He had already done this at least a dozen times, using classified ads he had placed on the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist.com, with no problems.
But this time, all he found was a dark, scary room.
via Craigslist’s Casual Encounters Section Draws Sexual Risk Takers Through Anonymity – NYTimes.com.
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