A registered sex offender from Willimantic is facing charges after state police say he was involved in an "alleged under-aged prostitution/trafficking business," and tried to drug a preteen victim.
Police said 38-year-old Devin Quirk was charged with criminal attempt at first-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, patronizing a prostitute and conspiracy to commit trafficking persons.
The investigation began on Nov. 6 when detectives from the computer crimes unit began looking into the alleged business. According to police, during the investigation detectives found that Quirk tried to buy date rape drugs to drug preteen victim.
Quirk was arrested Wednesday. He is currently being held on a $200,000 bond and is due in court Friday.
Quirk is a registered sex offender. According to online records, in 2005 he was convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a minor, and in 2013 he was convicted of third-degree possession of child pornography.
State police were assisted by the Department of Parole in the investigation.
