A southeastern Minnesota couple have been charged after an underage girl went to police, saying she had been exploited by the pair in their “sex room.”

Michael Lowell Germain, 43, and Heather Laverne Germain, 49, appeared in Goodhue County District Court on Monday on multiple charges of criminal sexual conduct.

The girl contacted Goodhue police in January and said she was being sexually assaulted and exploited by the couple, who she said were “swingers” and have a “sex room” in the attic of their garage, according to the criminal complaint.

The girl told police in an interview that she was brought to the attic of a garage at 504 Fourth Ave., across the street from the Goodhue Public School.

According to the complaint: Law enforcement executed a search warrant at the residence in January and seized multiple electronic devices in the home and garage. Several items tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine residue.

Investigators found the detached garage had upper and lower levels. The complaint stated that the upper level could be accessed only through a door secured with an electronic lock. Authorities discovered three distinct rooms in the upper level, all separated by secured doors. Officers found a doctor’s examination table and “an open storage unit that contained multiple bottles of lubrication, large containers of disinfectant wipes, along with multiple sex toys.”

Also present in the “sex room” was a large, free-standing wooden structure, estimated to be at least 8 feet tall. Investigators observed that holes drilled in the structure could “easily be used to anchor or tie a person or objects to the structure,” the complaint stated.

When investigators interviewed Michael Germain in January, he acknowledged his “swinger” lifestyle but denied engaging in any type of sexual acts with the girl, the complaint stated.

The Goodhue County sheriff’s office found video and photos of the girl on multiple devices, the report said. Cameras and recording devices were found throughout the garage and residence. Investigators also found numerous photos and videos of Heather and Michael Germain having sex with each other, and separately with different men and women. Related Articles Oakdale man sentenced to 30 years for death of West St. Paul father shot as 2-year-old son slept beside him

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Arrest warrants for Heather and Michael Germain were executed April 20. Heather Germain is facing three first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges, three third-degree criminal sexual conduct charges, neglect or endangerment of a child, interference of privacy against a minor under the age of 18 and fifth-degree drug possession.

Michael Germain is facing three counts each of first, second, third and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and two interfering with privacy charges. The maximum sentence for criminal sexual conduct in the first-degree is 30 years imprisonment, a $40,000 fine or both per charge. Heather and Michael Germain are scheduled to appear in district court June 2, 2017.