02/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/20/2026 13:49
Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted a Baltimore man for child sex trafficking crimes. Antoine "Tony" Miles, 57, is charged with sex trafficking of a child and coercion and enticement.
Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the indictment with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI - Baltimore Field Office, Scott Shellenberger, State's Attorney for Baltimore County, and Acting Superintendent Michael A. Jackson, Maryland State Police (MSP).
According to the indictment, throughout September 2025, Miles reserved and paid for a hotel room for a minor victim to engage in a commercial sex act. He also allegedly persuaded, induced, and enticed the minor victim to engage in prostitution and commercial sex act with him.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit justice.gov/psc and click on the "Resources" tab on the left of the page.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Individuals charged by indictment are presumed innocent until proven guilty at a later criminal proceeding.
If convicted, Miles faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in federal prison, as well as lifetime registration as a sex offender.
Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge determines sentencing after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI, Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office, and MSP for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Elizabeth McGuinn who is prosecuting the federal case.
For more information on the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-md and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.
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Kevin Nash
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