Ramiro Caal Jolomna has been arrested and charged with felony counts of human trafficking, involuntary servitude, and related offenses after authorities say he forced two teenage immigrant girls to work in brutal conditions on his mushroom farm.
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Section and the State Police, the case involves a 14-year-old girl from Mexico and a 17-year-old from Guatemala. Jolomna allegedly brought the younger girl into the U.S. from Mexico and had her working 16-hour shifts, seven days a week.
He is accused of keeping the girls out of school, making their paychecks payable to himself and his wife, and imposing “debts” for bringing them into the country. One of the girls wanted to send earned money home to her sick father, but reportedly, most of her wages were taken by Jolomna.
Jolomna was arraigned with bail set at $1 million. Prosecutors emphasize that these allegations reflect serious violations of labor and human trafficking laws and are part of a broader effort to protect vulnerable individuals.
