Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Boston man has been found guilty of sex trafficking and transporting a minor across state lines for prostitution, following a four-day trial in federal court. Tramonte Jamier Queen, 26, was convicted on January 16, 2026, of one count of sex trafficking of a child and one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2023.
According to prosecutors, beginning in January 2022, Queen recruited a 16-year-old girl to engage in prostitution. He instructed her to take provocative photos and used these images to advertise commercial sex online. Queen arranged meetings with buyers and directed the victim to perform sex acts in the basement of his mother’s Dorchester home before later continuing the trafficking from hotels in Rhode Island. Queen was arrested on February 5, 2022, while driving with the victim.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated: “Tramonte Queen preyed on a young, impressionable girl, selling her body for his own benefit. His actions were abhorrent, and we will continue to hold traffickers accountable for exploiting children,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to recover missing and exploited children and ensure that traffickers are brought to justice and punished.”
Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division, commented: “Tramonte Jamier Queen callously groomed and manipulated a 16-year-old girl with total disregard for her well-being and sex trafficked her out of his mother’s basement and across state lines,” said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “This case highlights our Child Exploitation – Human Trafficking Task Force’s unflinching commitment to pursuing justice for all victims of sex trafficking while sending a message to all offenders –we will find you, bring you to justice, and ensure you are ultimately punished.”
The charges each carry mandatory minimum sentences of ten years up to life imprisonment as well as supervised release terms and fines up to $250,000. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian A. Fogerty from the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit along with Jessica L. Soto from the Criminal Division.
Anyone affected by or aware of commercial sex trafficking is encouraged to contact USAMA.VictimAssistance@usdoj.gov.
