Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies Monday arrested a New Jersey man and charged him with having sexual relations with an underage girl.On Monday at approximately 7:15 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies made contact with a male, later identified as Richard Anicola, 24, of New Jersey, and a 16-year-old female who provided false identification to deputies stating she was 19, in the area of West U.S. Highway 192 and Seven Dwarfs Lane in Kissimmee.

A criminal background check revealed Anicola had an outstanding warrant out of Georgia for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and interference with custody by harboring, with both charges related to the female that was with him. She was reported as a missing runaway from Georgia.

According to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Twis Lizasuain, as deputies were questioning Anicola, the 16-year-old’s father, who was in the area after he received information his daughter was in Kissimmee with Anicola, drove by and stopped to speak with deputies, telling them he had reported his daughter missing.

Based on the information, Anicola was arrested and charged with 20 counts of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to law enforcement during an investigation.