SAN MARCOS — David Lovell pleaded guilty July 21, just a day after his 20th birthday, to pimping and human trafficking charges relating to his ex-girlfriend and her friend.

In lieu of his plea, a rape charge as well as several other pimping and pandering charges relating to the girls were dismissed.

Superior Court Judge Daniel Goldstein ordered Lovell back to court Aug. 18 for his sentencing.

At the preliminary hearing in February, the two girls described a world of long hours in hotel and motel rooms, fear and constant arguments with Lovell.

His former girlfriend, Lazelle T., who was a minor at the time, testified at a February preliminary hearing that Lovell made her and her friend work for hours a day as prostitutes at various hotels in Southern California.

“I felt forced, pressured into it,” she said. “I felt I would be kicked out on the street if I didn’t do anything.”

Kacylen D. said the couple recruited her during a trip she took with them to Six Flags. After less than a year of prostitution, she said she didn’t see the “bright side” of it and wanted to get out.

During her time with Lovell, Kacylen D. said she had nonconsensual sex with him multiple times out of fear of abuse.

According to the two women, Lovell made thousands of dollars a month selling them to clients that were partly established through Craigslist. org.