Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 30, 2025 Everett man pleads guilty to sex trafficking four victims A ccording to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, on May 15, 2025, an Everett man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to four counts of an indictment charging him with sex trafficking four separate female victims. Trevor Jones, 47, pleaded guilty to four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Aug. 12, 2025. In May 2023, Jones was indicted by a federal grand jury. Jones was arrested on related state charges on March 23, 2023, and has remained in state custody since. According to the charging documents, from at least 2016 until 2023, Jones ran a sex trafficking operation targeting victims who were suffering from substance use disorder. As part of his sex trafficking operation, Jones provided his victims with controlled substances, including heroin, fentanyl and cocaine, to intensify their drug dependance and gain their compliance while prohibiting the victims from obtaining controlled substances from other sources. Jones demanded “loyalty” and “dedication” from his victims. Allegedly, he enforced his requirements by punishing victims with acts of violence, threats of violence and withholding controlled substance from drug-dependent victims. As outlined in court, Jones beat one victim with a belt — causing bruising throughout her body. When confronted with the injuries he caused, Jones told the victim that she deserved the abuse. Jones was verbally abusive toward another victim, locking her out of the house, demanding to know where her “loyalty” was and berating her for not “contributing everything” she was making. Another victim experienced degradation from Jones, with him telling her that she needed to “make Celebrating 52 Years! Dan Chris Have A Cigar on Dan! Come on Friday, May 30th and receive a Free Cigar to celebrate Dan’s life!* R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! Daniel Moore - 3/31/32 - 4/6/25 A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 50 --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------Drop by and share your memories of ABC Cigar’s beloved founder! * One Cigar per customer - offer good on 5/30/25 only daddy proud” and scolding her for being “disobedient.” The charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes that govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. The May 15 case announcement was made by the following: U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley; the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, Kimberly Milka; Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble; and Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker. Valuable assistance was provided by the Revere, Arlington and Boston Police Departments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Chief of the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit, Elizabeth Riley, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Torey B. Cummings of the Human Trafficking and Civil Rights Unit are prosecuting the case along with Essex County Assistant District Attorneys Jessica Strasnick and Marina Moriarty, who were sworn in as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Everett’s Mimi Le graduates from College of the Holy Cross M imi Le received a bachelor of arts degree from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Le was among 733 bachelor of arts degree recipients Holy Cross celebrated at its 179th Commencement held in person on Friday, May 23, at the DCU Center in Worcester. Dr. Linda LeMura, president of Le Moyne College and the first female layperson to be named president of a Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States, delivered this year’s address to the Class of 2025 and received an honorary degree. In her remarks, LeMura emphasized that the goal of a Jesuit — and specifically a Holy Cross — education is to unite two identities: the dreamer and the doer, following the example of St. Ignatius of Loyola. “Graduates, my wish for you — today, and every day — is that you will hold tight to your skills and to your dreams,” said LeMura. “Treasure them both. Your dreams will inspire your work, and your work will inspire your dreams. Never let go of the whimsical, poetical, visionary dreamer that lives in each and every one of you.” Holy Cross also awarded an honorary degree to Sister Barbara Rogers, RSCJ, a longtime leader of the Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. The College of the Holy Cross, which was founded in 1843, is among the nation’s leading liberal arts institutions.
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