Overview
- Jacob Henriques, 29, was arrested on May 2 and charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor after allegedly offering a 17-year-old prospective student $400 for sex acts.
- Court documents reveal Henriques also contacted a 13-year-old via Instagram, offering payment for sexual activity, and sent explicit content to multiple prospective students.
- Henriques accessed the 17-year-old's personal information 47 times through the college portal over three days, using it to contact her via text and email after being blocked.
- Emmanuel College terminated Henriques immediately upon learning of the allegations and is cooperating fully with law enforcement in the investigation.
- The FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force is actively seeking additional victims as Henriques remains in federal custody with detention hearings scheduled this week.