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Jaala Joye Vaught

Also known as: Jaala Joye Vaught

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Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

Alleged executive.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Charged in the 2018 Backpage indictment (D. Ariz. CR-18-00422-PHX-DJH) and ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES by the jury on 2023-11-16.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 3 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Backpage.com seizure
Recorded role
Executive
Group segment
Staff
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
CR-18-00422-PHX (BSB)
Latest recorded action
Acquitted, November 2023
Nationality
Not established
Country of residence
United States

Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

3 recorded actions across 1 takedown

Date Takedown Target Connection Outcome
March 28, 2018 Source [1] [5] [6] Backpage.com seizure Trafficking and exploitation Backpage.com backpage.com Staff Charged No further detail published
April 6, 2018 Source [2] Backpage.com seizure Trafficking and exploitation Backpage.com backpage.com Executive Arrested Initial appearance 2018-04-06 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eileen Willett; released pending trial.
November 16, 2023 Source [3] [4] [6] Backpage.com seizure Trafficking and exploitation Backpage.com backpage.com Staff Acquitted Acquitted by the jury on all charges.