A man behind a popular YouTube crafting account for children was arrested for alleged possession of child sex abuse material, according to Kentucky police.

Michael David Booth, 39, garnered over 594K subscribers on his "Mr. Crafty Pants" account, but it was his alleged misconduct on the Kik messaging app that led to his arrest.

'My heart dropped. Felt sick to my stomach. It was gut-wrenching and eye-opening.'

Law enforcement officials said they were tipped off that child sex abuse material was being allegedly sent from Booth's account between Aug. 5 and Aug. 8.

An investigation found two photographs Booth took of himself on the account, indicating that he ran the account. The account sent files of children under 12 to other Kik users on at least 10 occasions, and it sent files of chi

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