Aaron Mysliwiec, a lawyer for Shane Lukas, a former chief operating officer, said: “It’s unfortunate that Lukas was ever arrested. But we’re happy that he’s able to move on with his life.”

 

Edward Lorenz Estanol, an escort and former social media coordinator for the site, took to Twitter to express his relief.

 

“This trial has been nothing but a huge inconvenience to me, but now that my case has been rightfully dismissed I can start to put back the pieces of my life that were taken from me,” Estanol wrote. “I am forever grateful to everyone who supported me during the past few months. We will meet injustice with justice.”