A local father faces criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly allowing his 15-year-old daughter to have sex with a man, according to police.

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Police Describe Sex Charges Against Father

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 their Fraser 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 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, Local 4 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 (pictured, right), 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, Local 4 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 Local 4 reports.

The father and Gossage remain in jail. They will both return to court on separate dates later this month.

The Family Independence Agency is also investigating the case.