A registered sexual predator in Florida was attacked with an improvised blowtorch by a pimp who thought he was an undercover police officer, the Orlando Sentinel reported Saturday.

Tyler Weisman, 54, was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl last year and sentenced to a year in jail and 20 years’ probation. Thursday night, Weisman went to a home in Orlando for what Orlando police reports called “promises of prostitution.”

According to police reports, Weisman turned down an adult prostitute but remained at the home when the pimp offered a younger girl. The pimp believed Weisman was an undercover police officer and sprayed him with an aerosol can while holding a lighter to the fumes, burning the side of Weisman’s face, in an attempt to force him to admit he was a cop.

Weisman escaped the home and is now under investigation by probation and parole officials. Barbara Scala, state Probation and Parole Regional Director in Orlando, said the agency will determine if Weisman violated the terms of his probation by breaking his 10pm to 6am curfew, associating with criminals or visiting places where illegal drugs are used.

Albert Brooks, the pimp, was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and robbery with a weapon for stealing $75 from Weisman. (source)