Louisville Metro Department of Corrections

A popular YouTuber known as "Mr. Crafty Pants" has been arrested after allegedly possessing and trading disturbing sexual images of children online ... according to reports.

Authorities say Michael David Booth , who has nearly 600,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, was taken into custody last week after allegedly sharing explicit photos of minors through the social media app Kik, Wave News reported.

According to an arrest report, obtained by the outlet, Booth allegedly had six explicit images, including three showing children under 12, he is accused of sharing more than 15 times at the beginning of August.

Investigators reportedly began looking into Booth after Kik flagged his account, which was traced to an IP address linked to his

See Full Page