Gregory McQueen
Gregory McQueen is a former US Army Sergeant First Class ( E-7) at Fort Hood, who was used as a fall guy in 2015 on charges of a prostitution ring, to coverup grand scale human trafficking scandal in Killeen, Texas, where West Fort Hood serves as hub of sex operations.
Prosecutors in 2014 said McQueen ran a prostitution ring at Fort Hood for a month or two that took advantage of cash-strapped female soldiers and connected them with higher-ranking officers.[1]
Three women testified against McQueen. The names of the female soldiers who testified have not been released. Fort Hood spokesman Tyler Broadway said it’s to protect the women.[1]
McQueen reportedly planned "sex parties" for high-ranking officers at Fort Hood and recruited subordinate female soldiers to the fledgling prostitution ring.[2]
Conspiracy[]Army 1st class Sgt. Gregory McQueen was a low-level co-ordinator in Fort Hood’s sexual assault and harassment program.[1] In 2015, McQueen pleaded guilty to more than a dozen military charges for attempting to run a prostitution ring in Fort Hood. As part of the plea deal he was demoted to private, sentenced to 24 months in prison, was stripped of his retirement pay and received a dishonorable discharge.[3] According to McQueen’s court-martial records, he faced 40 years in prison[3] before he pleaded guilty to 15 of 21 charges[2] including multiple counts of pandering, conspiracy to solicit prostitution and mistreatment of a subordinate.[3] “Word that he was accused of orchestrating a prostitution scam on and off Fort Hood stunned some here and in the Army.”[4] Coverup[]
It was discovered in 2017 that Army veteran, McQueen and his wife, Sherita, were candidates to become foster-care parents in Texas. This raised concerns because there was no record of McQueen having been dishonorably discharged or convicted in his state background check.[3] The Fort Hood US Army had not submitted McQueen’s criminal record to the FBI database, which is widely used for background checks. Rather, McQueen’s conviction showed up in a database used by gun dealers but not the one used by licensing agencies. The Army’s response was that ‘they acknowledged the situation as an error’, says Michael Brady, an Army spokesman.[3] Michael Brady was appointed principal deputy in civilian public affairs for the U.S. Army. in September 2014.[5] Incident[]In a female soldier’s 2014 testimony against McQueen, she was invited by two people to a home for drinks in February/March 2013 where they tried to recruit her into a prostitution ring at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, telling her that she could make “$400 to $500 a night”.[1] In the testimony, the female soldier was kissed and touched until she pushed the assailant away. In her statement she said, “I was getting really nervous, getting really angry, but knowing that I can’t fight a sergeant.”[1] High-ranking[]In another female soldier’s testimony she was told she could connect with higher-ranking officers who were willing to pay to have sex with her.[1]
The suspect groomed potential recruits himself, asking one to show him how she would seduce a man and getting them to send him pictures of themselves in lingerie, which he would use to lure potential customers.[3][1]
  Gregory McQueen, not to be confused with African American Detroit man facing 27 years prison for killing his wife, mother of 5. See also[]References[]
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