CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Chester County man is facing human trafficking charges after being accused of forcing two young immigrant girls to work for him, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Monday.

Officials say Ramiro Caal Jolomana forced the juvenile girls, ages 14 and 17, to work on a mushroom farm, with little compensation, while threatening to have them punished or deported if they strayed from him.

Investigators say the girls were allegedly being charged for "debts" after being brought into the U.S. by Jolomana.

The 14-year-old girl was allegedly brought to Pennsylvania from Mexico. Investigators say she was forced to work 16-hour shifts, seven-day work weeks, only to have her paycheck signed over to Jolomna and his wife, according to officials.

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