Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- A woman identified as a Saudi Arabian princess has been accused of holding a domestic servant against her will at her condominium in Irvine , California . Meshael Alayban , 42 , faces one felony count of human trafficking . Court details released Thursday say Alayban is one of the wives of Saudi Prince Abdulrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz al Saud . Alayban appeared in an Orange County court in Santa Ana on Thursday , and the judge continued the arraignment until July 29 . In the courtroom , Alayban was kept inside a cage-like holding space and spoke with her attorney through the wire webbing . Alayban is being held in the Orange County jail in lieu of $ 5 million bail . She faces a maximum sentence of 12 years if convicted . Official : Human trafficking probe at Saudi diplomat 's home . Police say the servant is a 30-year-old woman , originally from Kenya , who managed to escape Tuesday and flag down a bus . A passenger helped her contact the Irvine Police Department . Investigators say the alleged victim had contracted to work with Alayban 's family in Saudi Arabia in March 2012 . Her salary was set at $ 1,600 a month for working eight hours a day , five days a week . But once she arrived in Saudi Arabia , the servant says , her passport was taken from her . She also says she was paid only $ 220 a month and forced to work 16 hours a day , seven days a week . Alayban 's attorney , Paul S. Meyer , indicated in a statement , however , that the incident is essentially a labor dispute . Meyer told the court during the bail hearing that `` the police report confirms that there was no physical abuse , no physical restraint , and that the complaints were about hours worked and wages paid , '' according to his statement . `` We intend to fully investigate all facts , and expect that the truth will resolve this matter , '' Meyer 's statement said . Police say Alayban 's family traveled to the United States in May with the alleged victim and four women from the Philippines under similar contracts . Armed with a search warrant , Irvine detectives and immigration and homeland security agents later found the four other women in the condominium , a news release from police and the Orange County District Attorney 's Office says . Police say all five women are in good health , and at this time , there are no indications of physical abuse . This is the first forced labor human trafficking case to be prosecuted in Orange County under California 's Proposition 35 , which passed in November and increased the penalty for human trafficking . Read more : Hong Kong man convicted of human trafficking in Canada . CNN 's Stella Chan contributed to this report .
NEW : Ali 's lawyer indicates incident is a labor dispute over wages and hours . NEW : Her attorney points out ` ` there was no physical abuse , no physical violence '' Meshael Alayban faces one felony count of human trafficking . Her alleged victim is a 30-year - old Kenyan woman who worked for her , police say .