A Filipina from West Windsor, New Jersey pleaded guilty Thursday to forcing a young woman from the Philippines who came to the United States as a nanny to instead care for her ailing husband and do her housekeeping for two years.

The young woman’s passport and visa were confiscated by the employer and she was told not to leave the house without family members because she would be arrested. She was paid only a small fraction of what she was supposed to receive for coming to work in the United States.

Angelita Reyes, 68, of Blanket Flower Lane, West Windsor, pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree criminal restraint before Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek. Reyes will be sentenced to probation but must pay the victim, Arlene Gado, 23, about $78,000 for her labor. That amount represents what Gado should have received under her employment contract.

Unable to bear the abuse any longer, Gado called a relative in Michigan.

The relative then notified the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development in March. Upon hearing the story, the department turned the case over to the state Division of Criminal Justice. Gado, who was rescued from the Reyes household on May 2, is staying in a shelter, officials said.

Attorney General Anne Milgram noted that anyone with information about suspected human trafficking, forced labor or related crimes can call the Division of Criminal Justice at 1-866-TIPS-4CJ.

Additionally, the public can log on to the Division of Criminal Justice Web page at www.njdcj.org to report suspected wrongdoing. All information received through the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Tipline or Web page will remain confidential.

With reports from Linda Stein