A man accused of smuggling women into the country and forcing them into prostitution in Tallahassee is headed to prison.

Jorge Melchor was arrested last year after two Guatemalan women escaped from his home in Northeast Tallahassee and called for help.

They say Melchor promised them jobs as maids and then forced them to sleep with more than a dozen men a night.

Monday, Melchor was sentenced to eight years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release.

Prosecutors say the prostitution ring dates back to at least 2005 and as many as four women a month were smuggled into Tallahassee to become prostitutes.