# Jaala Joye Vaught

Also known as: Jaala Joye Vaught

Charged, Arrested, Acquitted

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](https://takedownindex.org/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](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/sources)

## 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]](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/sources#source-1) | [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure), Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com, backpage.com | Staff | Charged. No further detail published |
| April 6, 2018, [Source [2]](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/sources#source-2) | [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/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]](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught/sources#source-3) | [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure), Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com, backpage.com | Staff | Acquitted. Acquitted by the jury on all charges. |