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Amy Floyd Morgan© Carol Robinson/al.com/TNS
An Alabama mother has been sentenced to prison for delivering her 4-year-old daughter to a man for sex.
Amy Floyd Morgan, 43, of Cropwell, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges, including first-degree human trafficking, facilitating travel of a child for an unlawful sex act, and two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said Monday that Morgan was sentenced to 25 years on the human trafficking and facilitating travel convictions, along with 20 years on each conspiracy count.
Morgan and Rama Raj “Sonny” Erramraju were arrested and indicted in 2017.
In 2019, Erramraju was convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 12, facilitating travel of a child for an unlawful sex act, and first-degree human trafficking. He was sentenced by Retired Circuit Judge Steven King to 30 years in prison.
Morgan’s case was set for trial on October 6, 2025.
The case faced delays due first to COVID-19 court shutdowns and later to extended proceedings to determine Morgan’s mental competency, Casey said.
Circuit Judge Andrew Hairston of the 9th Judicial Circuit was appointed in July 2023 to preside after Judge King’s retirement and because newly appointed Blount County Circuit Judge Greg Reid had represented Erramraju in 2019.
During Erramraju’s trial, Casey presented evidence showing that Morgan arranged sex-for-money encounters with Erramraju and that he paid Morgan additional money to facilitate sexual contact with the child.
Testimony revealed that a young boy in Morgan’s custody was often left in a car to care for other children while Morgan took the victim into Erramraju’s motel room.
The boy testified to witnessing Morgan and the victim in bed with Erramraju and to seeing Erramraju pay Morgan more money when she brought the child to him.
The children referred to Erramraju as “Mr. Sonny.”
“This is a heartbreaking case,” Casey said. “As a mother, the thought of a woman selling a child for sexual contact is beyond the realm of anything I could ever imagine.”
“But today, justice has been served,” she said. “Although I would have preferred this case be resolved years ago, the outcome shows that I will never stop fighting for the children of Blount County.”
“Morgan and Erramraju have been held accountable for their horrific actions,” Casey said. “Most importantly, the young girl is now thriving in a safe, loving home.”
“The children in this case have already confronted ‘Mr. Sonny’ in court,” she said, “and today’s resolution ensures they will not have to endure the trauma of another trial with this defendant.”
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