(Michigan City, IN) - The mother of a teenage girl is now in custody on similar allegations leveled against her boyfriend, who was charged with molesting a learning-disabled juvenile.

 

Maryann Carmichael, 47, of Michigan City has been charged with two counts of Child Molestation and one count of Incest.

 

Daniel Pasco, 42, was charged with two counts of the former.

 

According to court documents, he and the girl’s mother met on a Facebook dating site, which ultimately led to the three staying in local motels together several months later because the woman was evicted from her roach-infested residence on the north end of Michigan City.

 

The girl told investigators that Pasco fondled her on several occasions and tried persuading her into having sex with him because her mother couldn't become pregnant.

 

On top of this, she also alleged that Pasco requested to have sex with her and her mother together several times and, eventually, succeeded.

 

The most serious charge against Pasco alleges all three of them were undressed in bed when Pasco engaged in intercourse with the girl after removing her birth control patch.

 

During police questioning, Carmichael told investigators her son was staying elsewhere after the eviction, but she didn’t want to leave her daughter alone with him because he’s a registered sex offender. She also told investigators that her daughter reads at the level of a kindergarten student and has a speech impediment.

 

The charging information against Carmichael alleges she took photos and videos of her daughter naked at the request of Pasco and acted on his requests to perform various sex acts on the juvenile.

 

It’s also alleged Pasco sexually assaulted the girl on several occasions in various hotels in the Michigan City area and Carmichael sometimes took her daughter out of school early in late spring because Pasco wanted to see her more often.

 

Pasco could face anywhere from a 20-year to a more than 50-year sentence. 

Carmichael could face a similar sentencing range.