The legal saga involving an Oregon father who drugged his daughter’s friends during a sleepover has concluded. Michael Meyden, 57, has settled a $2.4 million civil lawsuit filed by the family of one of his victims.
Meyden is serving a two-year prison sentence at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility after pleading guilty last year to spiking mango smoothies with Temazepam, a prescription sedative, and serving them to three 12-year-old girls at his Lake Oswego home in August 2023.
The civil complaint, filed in November 2024 by the father of one of the victims, sought damages for battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The suit also named Meyden’s ex-wife, Yukiko, as a defendant. According to court records filed in Clackamas County Circuit Court in late December, the case has been “settled or otherwise resolved.” The specific financial terms of the settlement remain undisclosed.
The incident began as a summer sleepover meant to be a “spa night” for pre-teens. Court documents revealed that Meyden became heavily involved in the evening, preparing three smoothies laced with benzodiazepines. He reportedly insisted the girls drink them, giving each specific colored straws to ensure they finished their cups.
Two of the girls fell into a deep sleep, while a third, who had not finished her drink, remained awake. She reportedly saw Meyden repeatedly return to the basement to check on them, at one point placing a finger under a sleeping girl’s nose and moving another’s arm.
Terrified, the awake girl texted her parents, prompting a late-night rescue by her parents and police.