Ex-Rentboy.com CEO Indicted In US, Charged With Promoting Prostitution

New York: The former chief executive of the male escort website Rentboy.com was indicted on Wednesday on charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering, in a case that has brought condemnation from gay and civil rights activists.

The indictment against Jeffrey Hurant, who was Rentboy.com's CEO, also named the company as a defendant and was issued by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York.