Father May Be Charged For Allowing Teen To Have Sex
Man Apparently Provided Condoms To Daughter, Boyfriend
POSTED: 9:52 a.m. EST January 8, 2004
A Detroit-area father faces criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly allowing his 15-year-old daughter to have sex with a man, according to police.
Police say the sexual activity took place in the fall when the father allowed his daughter's boyfriend, Ronald Gossage, to stay with them for at least 10 days in the family's home.
"He allowed the suspect to sleep in the same bed as his 15-year-old daughter. There's also statements from them that he provided condoms," said Lt. Dan Kolke of the Fraser, Mich., Police Department.
The father had apparently approved of his daughter having sex with Gossage, whom he thought was 18, but when he later found out Gossage was 20 years old, he became upset, television station WDIV reported.
"The father believed that the suspect was only 18 years old having sex with his 15-year-old daughter. He then found out that the suspect was actually 20 years old," said Kolke.
The teen's father went to Fraser police to file a complaint against Gossage, but police were apparently just as concerned with the fact that he was letting his teenage daughter have sex at all.
The Macomb County Prosecutor's office decided to charge the father and Gossage with three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, WDIV reported.
"The way the state looks at it is it could be considered a conspiracy-type charge. If he would knowingly let that type of crime be committed, he could be charged with the same crime," said Kolke.
In the state of Michigan, sex is a crime if both consenting parties aren't at least 17 years old, according to WDIV.
The father and Gossage remained in jail Wednesday. They will both return to court on separate dates later this month.
The Family Independence Agency is also investigating the case.
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