Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Massachusetts man, Trevor Jones, 47, of Everett, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking four women. The sentence, delivered by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs, also includes five years of supervised release and an order to pay $639,500 in restitution. Jones pleaded guilty in May 2025 to four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
Jones was arrested on related state charges on March 23, 2023 and indicted by a federal grand jury two months later. According to authorities, he targeted victims suffering from substance use disorder and provided them with drugs such as heroin, fentanyl and cocaine to maintain control over them while preventing access to other sources.
Officials said Jones used violence and threats to enforce compliance among his victims. In some cases he inflicted physical harm using objects like a belt or metal rod; one victim suffered a broken nose and missing teeth as a result of the abuse.
“Justice was served today. Trevor Jones’s decades-long criminal career is defined by his willingness to exploit women and profit from their pain. He preyed on women struggling with addiction, fueled their dependence and inflicted violence and fear to maintain control. The victims in this case endured unimaginable abuse at his hands,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “This case is a stark reminder of the devastating intersection between drug trafficking and human trafficking, and why we will continue to aggressively pursue offenders who operate at that intersection. Today’s sentence should send a clear message that this office will dismantle those who traffic in human lives with the same relentlessness they show their victims.”
“We thank the brave women who came forward in this case to help us put Trevor Jones behind bars for more than a decade. This career criminal is both a predator and a coward, who manipulated and abused his victims, both physically and emotionally, and forced them to sell their bodies to strangers for his own financial gain,” Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “No sentence can ever make up for the significant harm this man inflicted, but it does punish him for his crimes and protects the public.”
“The Massachusetts State Police shares the unwavering commitment of our local, state, and federal partners to end all forms of human trafficking,” said Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police. “We will not tolerate this modern form of slavery in the Commonwealth. Whether we serve in public safety functions or in other professional services, each of us should educate ourselves to recognize the signs of exploitation, report them via 911 to police, and stand together in support of victims.”
“It is my hope that the courageous women who came forward to help hold this defendant accountable get some measure of comfort and healing with today’s sentence. The criminal behavior exhibited by this defendant in preying upon vulnerable victims is deserving of the strong sentence he now faces,” said Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker.
Authorities noted that after serving time for deriving support from prostitution following a conviction in 2007—where he received two-to-five years—Jones resumed trafficking activities soon after release around 2016.
The investigation involved cooperation among multiple agencies including local police departments from Revere, Arlington and Boston as well as Assistant U.S Attorneys Elizabeth Riley (Chief of Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit) and Torey B Cummings alongside Essex County Assistant District Attorneys Jessica Strasnick and Marina Moriarty.
