TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A man arrested about six months ago for sexually assaulting a Florida State University student has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge in a plea hearing on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Treon Patrick Jr., 27, was sentenced to 67 months in prison and 5 years of sex offender probation, the documents reveal. He will also be declared a sex offender.
The crime occurred overnight on June 29, 2025, when he followed the student and her friends from Recess at CollegeTown to her dorm in Magnolia Hall.
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Treon addressed the court during the Wednesday plea hearing.
“I apologize for my actions. I promise [to be] a better man, a better father to my kids. I’m sorry for putting the family in this type of position,” he said.
The mother of the 17-year-old victim also spoke during the hearing.
“I don’t take any pleasure in Mr. Patrick’s incarceration. I wanna say to Treon Patrick: you’re God’s child. And based on your choices moving forward, there’s nothing you can’t do in a positive direction. I truly wish the best for you and hope you believe God has a divine plan for you as he does us all. So please learn and grow from this. The power is in your hands with what you do with your life moving forward and I pray it’s filled with redemption and love.”
The victim’s father also spoke during the hearing, saying that his whole family has been affected by the crime.
“You caused our family a lot of pain. I can’t imagine what my daughter went through, but so you know she’s been affected deeply in all aspects – physically, emotionally, spiritually,” the father said.
He also said that he appreciated Patrick’s apology.
“I’m happy you’re gonna be removed from the community. I believe it’s a fair sentence, a fair punishment, and we can only hope you’ll learn from it,” he said. “You are a father. I just want you to imagine if somebody did this to your daughter, how you would feel.”
Patrick took a plea deal and pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of sexual activity with a 16 or 17-year-old girl, according to court papers.
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