Saudi Princess Meshael Alayban Charged With Human Trafficking Post $5 Million Bail

A Saudi princess who was charged with human trafficking was released from jail after posting a hefty bail amount.

Meshael Alayban, who was identified as one of the six wives of Saudi's Prince Abdulrahman bin Nasser, posted a $5-million bail a day after her arrest.

Under the terms of the bail agreement, travel restriction will be strictly implemented and the Saudi princess will be subjected to GPS tracking to make sure that she will not leave Orange County while out on bail. Alayban will also be restricted from talking to the party of the complainant.

The 42-year-old princess was arrested after a Kenyan woman, who served as her maid, filed human-trafficking charges. According to the unnamed Kenyan woman, Alayban took her passport and was forced to work despite receiving less salary than what was originally agreed upon.

The Kenyan woman started working for Alayban a year ago. She was due to receive $1,600 a month for eight hours of work, five days a week. However, the Kenyan woman worked twice as long, while only receiving $220 a month.

The lawyer of the Kenyan woman also added that their client was forced to do household chores for more than eight people in four units within the area where she was held captive. When the woman found a way to escape from her employer, she immediately told the police about the abuse that led to Alayban's arrest.

"My client was a slave to this woman. She wasn't able to freely move about. She had her ability to move in and about the country taken away. She was intimidated. She was promised one thing when she was in another country and when she was brought here that was changed. She was overworked. She was underpaid," said Steve Barick, the lawyer of the 30-year-old Kenyan woman.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas confirmed to Fox News that Alayban was subjected to force labor after treating the Kenyan woman as a slave. Rackauckas initially suggested setting the bail at $20 million because of the gravity of Alayban's offense.

"It's been 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation, and slavery has been unlawful in the United States, and certainly in California, all this time, and it's disappointing to see it in use here," Rackauckas said.

Alayban could face a maximum of 12-year imprisonment if found guilty after California voters approved the toughening of human trafficking penalties late last year.