A 49-year-old restaurateur has been arrested for allegedly committing statutory r@p£ of a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina, United States.
Stacy Lee Austin, who owns a Chick-fil-A franchise, was arrested and charged with statutory r@p£ on Tuesday after the parents of the girl came home and caught him in the act.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were initially called by a homeowner to a reported break-in in progress, WBNS reported — but the crime turned out to be much more dist¥rbing.
When the investigators arrived, one of the homeowners told them he found a man inside their house with their 15-year-old child.
Austin allegedly admitted to engaging in s+xual acts with the teen inside the home and deputies found his underwear along with some of the teen’s clothing in a bathroom trashcan, according to the local station.
He had developed an online relationship with the 15-year-old after messaging via social media and had driven from Ohio to North Carolina to meet up, deputies said.
After allegedly confessing, Austin told officers that he was concerned about losing his job as the owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise.
