Crime & Safety

Tampa Man Accused Of Sexually Battering Riverview Girl

A Tampa man has been arrested on three counts of sexual battery after being accused of ​molesting a Riverview girl.

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RIVERVIEW, FL -- A Tampa man has been arrested on three counts of sexual battery after being accused of molesting a Riverview girl.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Joshua Rian Benjamin, 30, of the 4800 block of Double D Circle in Tampa on Thursday .

According to the sheriff's office, Benjamin is accused of sexually battering a child under the age of 12 at a Riverview home in June 2018.

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