A Pleasantville man is facing multiple felony charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor on three separate occasions.
Franklin state police said in a criminal complaint that on Jan. 17 they interviewed a girl who came forward to accuse her relative, Steven T. Cross, 26, of Pleasantville, of sexually assaulting her in 2023.
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