In a shocking turn of events, an Oregon man has been sentenced to two years in prison for spiking his daughter’s friends’ smoothies with sedatives during a sleepover. The incident occurred back in 2024, when the man invited his daughter and her friends over for a sleepover.
According to court documents, the man added prescription sedatives to a smoothie that he offered to his daughter’s friends. The girls, aged between 11 and 14, consumed the spiked smoothie and soon began feeling drowsy and disoriented.
When one of the girls contacted her mother, she rushed to pick up all the girls and took them to a hospital for medical treatment.
The man’s motive for drugging the girls remains unclear, but it was later revealed that he had been struggling with depression and financial difficulties at the time of the incident. The 40-year-old father pleaded guilty to four counts of child endangerment earlier this year and has since been awaiting his sentence.
During his sentencing hearing, Judge Janelle Wipper expressed her disappointment in the man’s actions stating, “You violated your daughter’s friends’ trust in you as a parent and you put their safety and well-being at risk.” The judge also ordered the man to serve five years of probation upon his release from prison.
The victims’ families expressed their anger and disappointment over the incident, with one mother stating that she had trusted the man to take care of her daughter while she was at work.
She also added that her daughter has since suffered from anxiety and trust issues due to the incident.
In addition to his prison sentence, the man has been ordered to pay $3,100 in restitution to cover the medical bills for all four girls.
He is also required to undergo mental health treatment and is prohibited from having any contact with minors without supervision.
The incident serves as a reminder for parents to be cautious and vigilant about the people they trust their children with, even if it is someone they have known for years.
It also highlights the importance of educating children about stranger danger and how to protect themselves in unfamiliar situations. Let this serve as a warning to anyone considering similar actions – drugging innocent children is a serious crime and will not be taken lightly by the law.
As for these young girls, they can finally find closure knowing that justice has been served for the trauma they experienced at such a young age.
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