A Saudi royal princess, one of the six wives of Saudi Prince Abdulrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz al Saud, was arrested on Wednesday for her alleged role in human trafficking. She is facing one felony count of human trafficking charges for allegedly keeping her Kenyan domestic servant against her will at her condo in Irvine, California.

The Kenyan woman, 30, has been identified as Jane Doe in the court. She is a mother of a 7-year-old ailing daughter. As per employment agreement, she was promised $1,600 a month for eight hours of work every day, five days a week. However, she was made to overwork on a measly pay of $220 a month. According to an AP report, she was forced to cook, clean and do other household work for 16 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Saudi princess, identified as Meshael Alayban, also had taken away the Kenyan woman's passport. The woman managed to escape on Tuesday and flagged down a bus in Orange County City of Irvine. A passenger of the bus helped her after hearing her tragic story.

"This is certainly an example of forced labor," District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told reporters as cited in the AP report. "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."

Ms Alayban, 42, promptly posted $5 million bail and was released from Orange County jail on Thursday. She is not allowed to leave Orange County without the court's permission and will have to wear a GPS tracking device. AP reports that the court has barred her from contacting the Kenyan woman. If convicted, Ms Alayban faces a maximum sentence of 12 years.

During a search of the residence, the police found that four more women from the Philippines, were working for the Saudi princess. The women left the place voluntarily and no charges have been filed related to them as there was no accusation of physical abuse.

This is not the first time that a Saudi princess is in the news for treating servants, inhumanely. AP reports that in 2002, Saudi Princess Buniah al-Saud was accused of pushing her maid down a flight of stairs, and in 1995, another Saudi princess, Maha Al-Sudairi allegedly beat a servant in front of sheriff's deputies providing off-duty security.

"These people have lots of money; they think they're above the law," Ali AlAhmed, director of the Washington-based Institute for Gulf Affairs, told AP.