A Columbus man has been sentenced to 7.5 to 15 years in prison after pleading to a pair of felony charges after inappropriate conduct with a 13- and 14-year-old girl in separate incidents.

Ronald Rastetter, 72, was charged in May with second-degree felony aggravated indecent assault without consent, third-degree felony corruption of minors, and indecent assault without consent of other. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause in the first set of charges, troopers were dispatched to Corry Memorial Hospital to conduct a rape investigation. According to a police report, a 14-year-old girl was staying with friends at Rastetter’s house sleeping on the couch, when Rastetter allegedly woke her up so one of her friends could sleep on the couch. Rastetter allegedly had the girl go back to his bedroom before the alleged inappropriate contact with the girl.

He was sentenced Jan. 23 by Judge Todd Woodin in the Court of Common Pleas to between 5 and 10 years in prison and three years probation after pleading guilty in October to the second-degree felony aggravated indecent assault without consent. The third-degree felony corruption of minors and indecent assault without consent of other charges were not prosecuted.

In June, new charges of third-degree felony corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above, indecent assault person less than 13 years of age and indecent assault without consent of others dating back to an incident that allegedly took place in October 2022 were filed against Rastetter. Rastetter pleaded guilty to the indecent assault person less than 13 years of age charge while the third-degree felony corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above and the indecent assault without consent of others were not prosecuted.

Woodin sentenced Rastetter to 2.5 to 5 years in prison and three years of probation to satisfy the guilty plea.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the State Police at Corry received a CY104 form, a child welfare report form used to notify law enforcement of suspected child abuse cases. The form includes details about the incident, the child, and the alleged perpetrator, as well as requesting feedback from law enforcement on the investigation’s outcome. Such forms are used when the abuse meets the criteria for a Child Protective Services investigation, but may also be used for referrals to other agencies, including law enforcement, if the case doesn’t meet CPS investigation criteria. The CY104 is the primary method for referring suspected sexual abuse cases to law enforcement, according to the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center.

Troopers say they received the CY104 form at 7:37 a.m. May 23 alleging the girl was sexually assaulted by Rastetter.