PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas Park Police said they arrested a man for sexual battery of a minor.
Investigators said Joshua Tybeck, 47, sexually battered a child in 2020 who was 6 years old at the time of the incident. Tybeck was a family friend with no familial ties to the child.
Police said Tybeck was employed as a plant operator at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School for about two years.
On May 27, police arrested Tybeck, 47, and took him to Pinellas County Jail.
Authorities said if you have knowledge of any other victims, please contact Pinellas Park Police.
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