SEATTLE, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A Seattle-area man has been charged with forcing teenage girls into prostitution and making them perform private pole dances in his bedroom.
Police began an investigation into Ronnie Leon Tramble, 28, of SeaTac after two officers came across a teenage prostitute in August who said she was working for him, Seattlepi.com reported. She and other girls told investigators Tramble courted them and made them feel special but changed completely once they began turning tricks for him with one saying he raped her many times and another that he "bugged" her for sex.
His house was raided and he was arrested Dec. 16. Police said they found a stripper pole in his bedroom.
Tramble denied forcing the girls into prostitution, a detective said during a court hearing.
"Throughout the interview, Tramble portrayed himself as someone with a big heart who tries to help others," the detective said. "Tramble stated he tried to help the girls turn their lives around and tried to get 'legit' jobs, like working at the mall."
Tramble is being held on two counts of promoting sex with minors with bail set at $750,000.
