TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee man was arrested and is accused of sexually abusing a teenager for several months, according to court documents.
Joshua Richardson is charged with three counts of sexual battery and three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a 16 or 17 year old.
In Aug. 2025, a 17-year-old went to the doctor with pelvic pain indicative of sexual trauma, arrest papers showed.
Tallahassee man arrested, charged with sexual battery on a teen(Leon County Jail)
The victim told law enforcement of several incidents between February 2024 and July 2024, when she was sixteen.
The incidents involved Richardson having sex with the victim and also penetrating her with objects like silverware, arrest papers show.
Richardson and the victim met while working at a restaurant together.
The victim told investigators Richardson forced her into his car after work before holding her down and assaulting her. He then told her to go get Plan B, according to arrest documents.
He then began texting her and sending explicit videos. Court documents show the victim blocked his number but he started using other numbers to get through to her cell phone.
The victim told authorities he threatened to hurt her and her family if she didn’t share her location, according to court documents. She detailed another instance where he had sex with her and said if she told her family, he would kill them.
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Richardson allegedly told the victim he wanted her to act like she was in a relationship with him and tell him that she loved him, according to arrest papers.
The victim planted a vape in her purse with the hope of her mom finding it. When her mom did find it, she told her about Richardson. She told Richardson her mom knew and would not press charges if he left her alone.
He continued to reach out to her and she would lie and continue to block all his numbers, according to court documents.
Investigators spoke to Richardson in Jan 2026. He denied knowing the victim. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Sept. 22, 2026.
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