A disgraced Oregon father is accused of giving his daughter’s 12-year-old friends smoothies containing lace while they were at his home for a slumber party, police said.
Michael Mayden, 57, allegedly drugged three girls during a sleepover in Lake Oswego on Aug. 26, 2023, Fox News report.
The girls were taken to the hospital after asking their parents for help.they tested positive benzodiazepines —A depressant that causes sedation and hypnosis, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
At 1:43 a.m., one of the girls drank a mango smoothie that Maiden allegedly “insisted on,” and her mother told her, “Mom, please come pick me up and tell me there’s an emergency in the family.” I sent an email to. She wrote, “I don’t feel safe. I may not be able to reply, but please come and get me (crying emoji). Please. Please. Please. Please!!”
The victims told police the mystery drink had “small white lumps scattered throughout and on top.”
One girl told police she felt “lightheaded, hot and awkward” and then collapsed into a “deep, deep sleep,” but another girl managed to stay awake and sent an urgent message to her mother. I sent an email.
While waiting for help to arrive, she said she “felt him looking at her because of his presence as she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep,” according to the affidavit. It is said that
According to Brave Girl, Maiden was in the basement putting his finger under one girl’s nose and moving another girl’s body to “test us to make sure we weren’t awake.” He repeatedly confirmed this.
The girl’s mother did not immediately respond to the alarming message, but the 12-year-old managed to contact a family friend who came to pick her up. After this friend notified the girl’s parents, she also notified the parents of her other friends.
The other parents were at Maiden’s house by 3 a.m. to pick up their children, much to the chagrin of the alleged predator.
FOX News reported that “he resisted and asked to return in the morning,” but the parents took their daughters anyway.
One of the victims appeared disoriented and was unable to walk on his own, so his parents took him to the hospital.
In an interview with investigators less than 12 hours after ingesting the smoothie, police said he “walked slowly, relied on his mother to help him balance, had heavy eyelids, and spoke slowly.” Stated.
Maiden and his wife divorced less than two months after the sleepover.
The suspect was charged on February 26 with six felonies and three misdemeanors. Charges include three counts of ingesting a controlled substance to another person, three counts of subjecting another person to a Schedule 4 controlled substance, and three counts of distributing a controlled substance to a minor. according to to lake oswego police.
At his arraignment Wednesday, Maiden pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on $50,000 bail.
