COLUMBIA, S.C. – The CEO of Craigslist is asking South Carolina’s attorney general to apologize for threatening to prosecute the company if any advertisements on the Web site lead to a prostitution case.

CEO Jim Buckmaster wrote on his blog Monday that Attorney General Henry McMaster [pictured] had wrongly accused Craigslist of criminal misconduct.

McMaster last week threatened to prosecute Craigslist executives for aiding and abetting prostitution if an ad leads to a prostitution case in South Carolina. His office did not immediately return a phone message Monday.

Craigslist has been under fire for its “erotic services” category. The site has pledged to eliminate the category and screen all submissions for a new “adult services” section.