Scott Spear
No alias recorded
Charged, Convicted, Sentenced
Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Co-owner.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Owner/executive.
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
- Co-owner
- Group segment
- Core operator
- 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
- Sentenced, August 2024
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
- Recorded sentence
- 120 months imprisonment; three years supervised release.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2018 , Source [1] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | Co-owner | Charged . No further detail published |
| November 16, 2023 , Source [2] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | Core operator | Convicted . No further detail published |
| August 28, 2024 , Source [3] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | Core operator | Sentenced . No further detail published |