Idiot of the Week: Ohio Chik-Fil-A Owner Arrested for Sex with a Minor

It's another day of Idiot of the Week, and another conservative republican who claims to be a christian has been arrested for sex with a minor. Seems like there's been a run of these conservatives doing that disgusting crime. Yet, they are the ones who falsely accuse the LGBTQ community and drag queens of that heinous behavior. Obviously, conservatives who are vocal about abusing children do it to hide their own crimes. Sickening.

Chik-Fil-A Owner Charged With Sex Crimes in North Carolina Makes First Court Appearance Community

Mar 8, 2024, the Intelligencer, Wheeling News Register, STACY AUSTIN

The next court date for the St. Clairsville Chick-fil-A owner accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old in North Carolina is June 5, according to the Rowan County Clerk of Courts office. And according to the Rowan County Detention Center database, he remains jailed there.

Stacy Lee Austin made his initial appearance before a Rowan County judge Thursday, March 4, 2025. His next date is June 5 in Rowan County Superior Court. In that hearing, bond was set at $100,000, according to an employee at the Rowan County Detention Center.

Austin is accused of driving from his Belmont, Ohio, home to Rowan County and engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old he was communicating with on social media.

Rowan County deputies responded to a home in the county on Tuesday for a reported breaking and entering in progress. When they arrived, the resident informed them that when he arrived home, he allegedly found an adult male, identified as Austin, inside with the resident’s 15-year-old child.

During the conversations on social media, Austin allegedly tried to arrange to pick up the child and, while he was in the victim’s home, performed sexual acts with them.

Investigators allegedly found Austin’s underwear in a bathroom trash can in the home, along with some of the child’s clothing. When questioned by investigators, Austin allegedly admitted to the sexual acts and expressed concern that he would lose his job as a Chick-fil-A owner.

According to information found online, Austin grew up in North Carolina, was chosen as a Chick-fil-A owner/operator in 2019 and opened the St. Clairsville Chick-fil-A in 2020.