This weekend, the Times gingerly touched upon the issue of Craigslist “Casual Encounters,” the steamy personal-ad board that lately has hit the headlines for a string of violent or even deadly ...

Venson Villapando had, in the words of his psychologist, a "normal" heterosexual interest in "adolescent and adult females." In 2009, he logged into Craigslist's "casual encounters" section and ...

A 64-year-old Virginia woman fretfully peers through her window blinds. Yet another strange man comes sauntering up her driveway looking for sex. The unwelcome advances are the result of her ...