Montgomery man sentenced to more than 10 years for child sex trafficking

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking involving a minor.

Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Ross says a federal judge sentenced 37-year-old Karnival McGhee to 125 months in prison on Monday.  The judge also ordered that McGhee serve five years of supervised release following the prison term.

Federal prisoners are not eligible for parole.

Ross says according to his plea agreement and other court records, in December 2021, McGhee was in contact with a child under the age of 16 for several days. During this time, McGhee – both in person and via social media – enabled the minor to engage in sexual acts with others for money. McGhee facilitated the commercial sex by arranging for hotel rooms and using his own financial accounts for payment.

Ross says this case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Montgomery Police Department, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the United States Marshals Service investigated this case, which Assistant United States Attorneys J. Patrick Lamb and Tara S. Ratz prosecuted.

— Information from U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Alabama