A 44-year-old Ross Township man is charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.
Ross police filed a dozen charges on Wednesday, March 11 against Daniel Thomas Hastings.
They include felony counts of statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault and corruption of minors and misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors, indecent assault and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
In a criminal complaint against Hastings, Ross police said the girl reported to them on Jan. 2 that she had been having a sexual relationship with Hastings, whom she had met through his daughter in late August 2025.
The girl told police that Hastings gave them alcohol and marijuana at his home, the complaint states.
That happened again sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving. The girl said she had been sleeping on the couch, and was heavily under the influence, when she first had sex with Hastings, according to the complaint.
They had sex again on Dec. 12 and Dec. 27, the complaint states.
On Dec. 12, Hastings had a bouquet of flowers, candles and wine set up on his dining room table. The girl took a photo of the flowers, which was provided to police, the complaint states.
On Dec. 27, Hastings rented a motel room for his daughter so he and the girl could be alone, the complaint states. Police said they obtained a receipt from the motel and Hastings was seen on surveillance video at its front desk. Police also tracked his movements using license plate readers.
Hastings had not been arraigned on the charges as of March 11, according to court records. He did not have an attorney listed.