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Co-workers of the Oregon human resources manager accused of drugging his daughter's pre-teen friends with spiked smoothies at a sleepover say he has shown 'creepy' behavior in the past.
Michael Meyden, 57, was released on $50,000 bail in March after being charged with multiple felonies when the 12-year-olds tested positive for benzodiazepines in hospital.
Now, his co-workers are speaking out about Meyden, saying his interest in their children would make them uncomfortable.
One colleague said: 'He always wanted to know about our families. He'd ask about my kids, how old they are, what extracurriculars they liked. Then he'd tell me what his kids were up to. It seemed really innocent at the time.'
However, the unnamed co-worker began to see the sinister side, with Meyden going as far as 'liking' his daughter's cheerleading photos on Facebook.
Co-workers of the Oregon human resources manager accused of drugging his daughter's pre-teen friends with spiked smoothies at a sleepover say he has shown 'creepy' behavior in the past
Michael Meyden, 57, was released on $50,000 bail in March after being charged with multiple felonies when the 12-year-olds tested positive for benzodiazepines in hospital. Pictured: Meyden at his 2008 wedding to wife Yukiko Ishida, the couple filed for divorce in October
'He would ask questions about her, he knew my kids names and ages. He kept track of that stuff. I thought he was just being nice.'
Meyden even had a reputation around his office for being happy and jovial and interested in everyone, according to the New York Post.
In March he was arrested on the allegations of drugging the pre-teens at a sleepover.
One terrified girl who had refused the smoothies desperately tried to keep her unconscious friends safe from assault at the party in August, a court has heard.
She sent a series of frantic text messages pleading for rescue as Meyden allegedly prowled the home in Lake Oswego, Oregon, to see if the tranquilizers had taken effect.
'Mom please pick me up and say I had a family emergency,' I don't feel safe,' she wrote as Meyden returned upstairs briefly.
Meyden pictured in the search warrant for his $1.3million home in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where is alleged to have drugged his daughter's friends
Meyden and his wife Yukiko Ishida-Meyer shared the $1.3million home in Lake Oswego but filed for divorce in October last year and his current address is listed as an RV park in Vancouver
'I might not respond but please come get me. Please. Please pick up. Please. PLEASE!!'
Meyden’s now deleted LinkedIn profile identifies him as an Arizona State University graduate who worked for energy company Avangrid.
He and his wife Yukiko Ishida-Meyer shared the
