Watertown Police have arrested a Waterbury man who is accused of trafficking a 16-year-old girl for sex and plying her with cocaine.
Watertown Police Detectives arrested Michael Smith, 33, of Waterbury, and formerly of Oakville, on Friday.
The investigation began when the state Department of Children and Families contacted Watertown police about a 16-year-old girl who had been trafficked for sex and prostituted out of the apartment of 21 Arcadia Avenue, Apartment 1, in Oakville.
Police investigated, identified Smith, a convicted felon, as the suspect. Police said he’d been staying at the home with another occupant and two sex acts had taken place in the residence, while a third took place in a vehicle in Waterbury.
Smith is accused of providing two 16-year-old girls, including the victim, with cocaine while they were at the house.
Police said the teenage victim is safe and has no relation to Smith or Gibbs.
During a separate investigation into the home, police executed a search warrant on April 21 and they arrested the other resident, Jason Gibbs, on drug charges.
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Smith, who was not at the home at that time, was charged with trafficking in persons, promoting prostitution in the first degree and two counts of reckless endangerment. He was issued a court-set $100,000 bond.
He was also charged with the possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia and another $10,000.00 bond was issued.
Smith is being held on a combined $110,000.00 bonds and is expected to be arraigned at the Waterbury Superior Court on May 20.
