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Chester County Man Charged With Trafficking Teens to Work at Mushroom Farm

Charges followed a joint probe by state police with the attorney general’s trafficking unit, with bail set at $1 million.

Overview

  • Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced felony counts against Ramiro Caal Jolomna, including trafficking in individuals and involuntary servitude.
  • Prosecutors allege two girls, ages 14 from Mexico and 17 from Guatemala, were kept from school and forced into 16-hour shifts seven days a week under threats of deportation or punishment.
  • Investigators say the 14-year-old signed her paychecks to Jolomna and his wife and was made to perform domestic chores at their home.
  • The 17-year-old allegedly entered under a sponsorship arrangement, worked under similar conditions, and lost the majority of her wages to Jolomna.
  • Court records list an additional charge of concealing the death of a child and show Jolomna remains incarcerated from a separate September 2024 child pornography case; all charges are allegations.