- April 4, 2025
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A 25-year-old Daytona Beach man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Palm Coast, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Dasani Ford was arrested on March 26 and is being held on a $50,000 bond at the Flagler County jail. He is facing a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault that is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, a FCSO press release said.
FCSO Major Case Unit detectives have been investing Ford since the assault was reported at a local hospital in November. During the investigation, detectives learned that on November 8, 2024, Ford drove the victim from a McDonald’s in Palm Coast to Target so that she could make a purchase for a friend, the press release said.
Ford then drove the victim to an undeveloped area near Magnolia Point and Mulberry Road, where the sexual assault occurred, before he dropped her off at a Panda Express.
Prior to the assault, Ford and the victim had a consensual sexual relationship, the press release said. Under Florida law, a person who is 24 years of age or older who engages in sex with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a second-degree felony.
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