Is this the scariest pedophile ever? Man in full clown makeup 'sexually abused children and shared pictures on internet'



A 31-year-old man who dresses up as a scary clown and calls himself Vlad has been arrested and charged with both sexual child abuse and producing child pornography to share on the internet.



Martin Evanick, 31, from Illinois, is said to have taken inappropriate pictures of himself engaged in a sex act with a child. Officials believe he has abused the child several times since June of 2010.



Evanick portrays himself as a maniacal clown on his Facebook page, which says he’s a drummer in the band The Core of Your Nightmares.

Scary: Martin Evanick portrays himself as a maniacal clown on his Facebook page, which says he¿s a drummer in the band The Core of Your Nightmares

Blood-splattered: Evanick, 31, from Illinois, is said to have taken inappropriate pictures of himself engaged in a sex act with a child

Center: Evanick was the drummer in a band called The Core Of Your Nightmares but they have since denounced him

He is being held without bond after being deemed a flight risk.

According to a press release sent from the U.S. Attorney’s office, the alleged violations happened in Madison County in June of 2010 and then again a year later in June of 2011.

On his Facebook page, several pictures of Evanick show him covered in blood wearing full clown makeup and costume, though it is not believed he worked as a professional clown.

His The Core Of Your Nightmares band mates have already denounced him on their Facebook page.

According to Huffington Post , a friend wrote: 'Just heard some pretty disturbing news about your drummer Vlad, it's all over the news.'

On his Facebook page, in several pictures of Evanick - who called himself Vlad - he is wearing a clown costume and covered in blood though it is not believed he worked as a professional clown

Disgusted: The Core Of Your Nightmares band members said on Facebook they had 'no idea' Vlad, center, was doing any of this

A band member responded: 'We had absolutely no idea, we are just as appalled as you are, trust me!'

A friend of Evanick's wrote that the drummer 'always kept his life private'.



'I've known Vlad for eight years and would have never expected him to do this,' the person wrote. 'We are all shocked ... I know if we thought for a second he was doing this we would have put a stop to it.'