A former assistant admissions director at Emmanuel College, Jacob Henriques, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for cyberstalking and attempting to traffic a 17-year-old prospective student, after abusing his role to access students’ personal information and
On a college tour day. a 17-year-old prospective student’s information ended up in the hands of someone who was supposed to be helping families navigate admissions. Prosecutors say Jacob Henriques. a former assistant admissions director at Emmanuel College. reviewed her tour registration form—complete with her date of birth—then reached out the same day offering payment for “some fun” and telling her he had pornographic images and videos to share.
Henriques, 27, of Boston, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, federal prosecutors said. In November 2025, he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and one count of cyberstalking.
Prosecutors said Henriques abused his position to gain access to personal information for numerous admitted or prospective students. He met and spoke with at least eight students who he later contacted to solicit commercial sex, according to federal prosecutors.
The case included conduct tied to April 25. 2025. when Henriques met with three students and later contacted them with offers to pay them “for some fun” and provide them with pornography. Prosecutors said he also solicited sex from a fourth victim who formally committed to attend the college that same day. and in some instances sent pornographic images or videos to victims.
For the prospective student who was 17. prosecutors said Henriques asked what local high school she attended and what grade she was in after taking her on the college tour. Later that day, he texted her using the phone number included on her admissions form. He offered to pay her $400 for “some fun. ” and told her he had pornographic images and videos to share with her.
Prosecutors said Henriques continued contacting the victim that night. refusing to say who he was or how he had obtained her number. He told her that “porn” and “$” were ready for her. then sent five pornographic videos “depicting men and women engaged in sex acts. ” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
When the prospective student rejected his advances multiple times over the next few days, prosecutors said Henriques persisted, telling her he would buy her anything she wanted and to let him know if she changed her mind.
The pattern extended beyond texts. Prosecutors said Henriques accessed the minor’s profile in the Emmanuel system a total of 47 times between April 25 and April 28. After she blocked his phone number, he began soliciting her via email.
Henriques was arrested and charged in May 2025.
At the time of the arrest. Emmanuel officials told Boston.com that he was no longer an employee and said they were “saddened. angered. and shocked” by the allegations. A college spokesperson said: “They are an affront to our core values. and we stand with anyone victimized by this incident. Because the safety and well-being of all is our highest priority. and consistent with established policies. we took strong action upon learning of this issue. immediately contacting law enforcement and launching an investigation that led to the prompt termination of the individual.”.
Prosecutors also described additional accusations that were not part of the case resulting in Thursday’s sentence. They said Henriques later faced accusations of making similar propositions to a 13-year-old girl in Western Massachusetts days before his interactions with the 17-year-old prospective student. but those accusations were not addressed in this case.
Henriques’ attorney, Monica Shah, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening.
Emmanuel College Jacob Henriques admissions director sentencing attempted sex trafficking of a minor cyberstalking underage solicitation Boston U.S. Attorney's Office supervised release
12 years is still not enough for this kind of stuff.
So he used the tour day to get her info?? Like admissions is already stressful, now it’s creepy too. Hope they block access to DOB and all that.
Wait I don’t get it—cyberstalking but also attempted sex trafficking? Isn’t that the same thing just worded differently? Also why would a college employee have the phone number from a form just sitting there… seems like everyone should’ve known better.
This is why I hate forms. They ask for your DOB and everything and then next thing you know some dude is texting you “some fun”?? Like how is that even allowed. I’m surprised they even let him be near students after whatever he did before, idk, feels like this could’ve been caught sooner.