Police arrested a former Boy Scouts chaplain on child pornography charges at his Charlotte home on Monday.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department went to Charles Franklin Knight's home after receiving evidence from a concerned citizen.
When police entered his home, Knight voluntarily handed over evidence of child pornography. They found numerous inappropriate internet images and a laptop from his home.
According to police, Knight worked with youth at a church in Gastonia. He also worked as a chaplain for a Boy Scout Troop at a church in South Charlotte. Police were unable to tell us when Knight quit working with the Troop. Knight was arrested on five counts of third-degree exploitation of a minor.
If you have any information about Knight, call the CMPD Juvenile Victims Unit at 704-336-2811 or send an e-mail.