September 9, 2025

Baldwin County Sheriff Investigators Arrest Silverhill Man on Sexual Abuse of 2 Children

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

September 9, 2025

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. In August of 2025, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division was notified of a possible occurrence of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.

A report was generated, and an investigation began.

Through the investigation, it was learned that two children under the age of twelve were subjected to sexual contact.

Robert James Franklin of Silverhill was identified as the offender in this case.

These offenses occurred at his home in the Silverhill area of Baldwin County. No other victims have been identified at this time.

On September 8, 2025, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested Franklin for the offense of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 years old, one charge for each victim.

Franklin was booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Center and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Baldwin County Child Advocacy Center, and the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office.