Former Belmont Chick-Fil-A employee arrested for child porn

BELMONT, NC– “It’s terrible, it’s awful, very concerning,” said customer, Cookie Rudisill.

Shock and disgust outside the  Chick-fil-a on Park Street in Belmont where frequent customers learned former employee Cameron Shawn Franklin was arrested for child porn accusations.

“He’s been there as long as I can remember I’ve been there many times he’s been in the store served people,” said Gaston County Police Sgt. Josh Hamlin.

Gaston County Police Sergeant Josh Hamlin says detectives got a cyber tip that Franklin had possible child porn in emails so they went to his Iron Station home and took his laptop.

“Located two images of child pornography and this short video of a 10 to 12-year-old child using the urinal in a restroom that was a restaurant,” said Sgt. Hamlin.

Sgt. Hamlin says detectives frequent that Chick-fil-a and recognized the bathroom from the video that was taken back in July.Detectives told Chick-fil-a about the investigation and the local franchise told WCCB News in a statement Franklin is no longer working there. But police say he was an employee there for years so they don’t know if there are any other alleged incidents. Neighbors who lived down the street from Franklin say they fear their children could have been in the video.

“Shocked my kids went down to Chick fil A where he worked a lot just shocked to hear something like that would happen,” said neighbor, Jeffrey Martin.