The state says the victim met Bachtel at a nightclub in Los Angeles. He recruited her to come East and work as an escort. Arriving in Atlanta, she was met by John, who, according to Shapiro's statement, "immediately forced the victim to begin having sex with men in Atlanta hotel rooms, sometimes as many as 30 men per day. She was forced to work from 8 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. John took possession of the victim's belongings, including her personal ID. John kept all of the money the victim earned through prostitution." Somerville arranged the woman's "dates" for cash through ads placed in Backpage, a Dutch-owned website.