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Authorities say a woman feared she'd never see
her young child again unless she complied with her husband's scheme
to sell her sexual services on Craigslist.


      Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says the 32-year-old man from
Rockford, Minn., convinced his wife she would never see their
preschooler again if she didn't have sex with strangers for money.


      The man was arrested Sunday at a Chicago hotel. He faces a
felony charge and is being held on $150,000 bond. It isn't clear if
he has an attorney.


      Dart says he plans to notify Craigslist of the arrest, but he
predicts the online classified site won't respond.


      Last year, Dart filed a lawsuit alleging Craigslist had become
the "largest source of prostitution in America." A judge
dismissed the lawsuit.

Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff Tom Dart says a 32-year-old
Minnesota man accused of forcing his wife into prostitution
controlled her with threats to their child.

Ill. Sheriff: Minn. man sold his wife for sex on Craigslist

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