TONY ORTEGA

STAND Acknowledges Whistleblowers Exposing Tony Ortega

A number of these individuals have reached out to STAND to expose Ortega and provide information on those anonymously enabling him in the name of hate.

Backpage Enabler Tony Ortega Skates on Thin Ice

Nat Hentoff, the iconic journalist who had written for the publication since 1958 and was revered as “The Voice of the Voice,” was among the many staff terminations. In 2008, Ortega fired Hentoff via telephone.

Tony Ortega, former Editor-in-Chief of The Village Voice, Must Answer for Backpage.com Crimes

During his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of The Village Voice, numerous arrests and prosecutions were conducted in connection with the sex trafficking of children via Backpage.com. As the Editor-in-Chief, how could it be possible he was not aware of these?

Tony Ortega and the Death of the Village Voice

Having laid waste to the reputations of two publications, Antoine Oman/Cesar Oman/Tony Ortega headed to the Village Voice where in 2007 he was made editor-in-chief. The Voice was seeking to stem the pumping arteries of lost circulation and revenue, problems that—no surprise—Ortega did not handle.

Australia Channel 9’s Ben McCormack under Child Pornography charges

Ben McCormack, host of Channel 9’s A Current Affair program, was suspended after police raided the Sydney, Australia, TV station in their investigation of his alleged involvement with “sexually explicit” child pornography.