Popular YouTube personality “Mr. Crafty Pants” has been arrested on child porn charges

A popular YouTube influencer and content creator known as “Mr. Crafty Pants” has been arrested for allegedly possessing and circulating disturbing sexual images of children on social media, according to reports.

Michael David Booth — who has nearly 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel featuring arts and crafts lessons using smart cutting machines — was arrested Wednesday in Kentucky after repeatedly sharing disgusting photos on the social media messaging app Kik. Wave News reported.

The quirky online personality allegedly possessed six explicit photos — three showing children younger than 12 and one depicting teenagers — which he shared more than 15 times with other users between August 4 and 7, according to an arrest report obtained by the outlet.

Police said they began their investigation into the 39-year-old pervert in August after the social media app flagged his account, which was traced to an IP address linked to Booth’s home in Norton Commons.

“It’s scary to think what he could have gotten into,” says neighbor Laura Nash. The director saidShe added that she immediately asked her children if they had interacted with the creeper after his arrest.

“It feels like a punch in the gut. It makes you feel really vulnerable. It’s terrifying, as a mother, to hear about something like that. It makes you realize that you’re not safe anywhere.”

Nash described their neighborhood as “family friendly,” noting that Booth, who also has more than 250,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram, also follows a group of her friends online.

She added: “I know he followed a group of my friends online, so it worries me to wonder what he was seeing in their lives.”

“It’s definitely an eye-opener.”

Booth was accused of possessing and distributing material depicting a sexual performance by a minor, according to the local station, which quoted sources who alerted them to his online personality.

The accused predator – who last posted a video To his YouTube channel Four months ago and Facebook him on Tuesday – He was arraigned Thursday, with bail set at $150,000.

If he is released, he will be placed in home detention and banned from accessing the Internet. The outlet reported.

He is scheduled to return to court on Friday.