Defendant Ramirez, a Mexican national living in Hyattsville, Maryland, was using a 14 year old Mexican girl as a sex slave and a prostitute. From August 2005 through June 2006, the girl was working for Ramirez as a prostitute and was instructed by him to meet with at least 25 clients or more per day in Maryland and Virginia residences. During this time the girl was entirely dependent on Ramirez for clothing, food, housing and other living expenses. She lived most of the time in his residence, where Ramirez also initiated a sexual relationship with the girl. The girl turned over most of the proceeds from the clients to Ramirez who had instructed her to lie to the clients and say she was 20 years old. Ramirez later moved to vacate his plea. The district court denied this motion.