Pimp Made Teen Bash Head Against Wall for Upsetting Her First Customer, Police Say

A Dallas man who forced a 16-year-old girl into prostitution made her bash her head into a motel room wall as punishment for upsetting a customer, police say.Timothy Harle, 21, faces charges of trafficking a person under 18, compelling prostitution of a person under 18 and two counts of sexual assault of a child, all felonies. Harle, known as "Vito Lucci," met the 16-year-old runaway in the West End. He asked her to ride with him to Rowlett to pick up a friend. The teen later told police that she felt "uneasy" with Harle at first but decided he was a "caring and loving person," arrest records show.   Continue reading...