He is clearly a deeply disturbed (not to mention creepy) individual who likes to dress up as schoolchildren and post strange, disturbing and, in some cases, disgusting videos and images on the Internet.
For now his true identity is unknown. But there’s no doubt that the chilling case of ‘Smartschoolboy9’ has sent parts of the Internet into a collective tailspin.
Online sleuths around the world are furiously trying to find out his real name and exact location, although he is believed to be in south London.
A single YouTube video investigating the case has about 10 million views, while posts on TikTok, Reddit, X and other sites have collectively racked up millions of views, as people share competing theories and weigh the evidence.
The case of Smartschoolboy9 may turn out to be a sick joke, or he may be a predator of children at large, flaunting his pedophile predilections.
So why has it sparked such horrified fascination?
According to American YouTuber Nick Crowley, who has 2.6 million subscribers, the origins of this chilling episode began on Instagram in 2021, when several accounts were launched successively.
There’s no doubt that the chilling case of ‘Smartschoolboy9’ (pictured) has sent parts of the internet into a collective tailspin.
The case of Smartschoolboy9 may turn out to be a sick joke, or he may be a predator of children at large, flaunting his pedophile predilections.
Online sleuths around the world are furiously trying to find out his real name and exact location, although he is believed to be in south London.
‘Smartschoolboy9’ consisted of photographs and videos of an overweight man dressed as a gruesome caricature of a schoolboy
The account has thousands of followers and the videos it has posted have accumulated millions of views.
The first, ‘truth_sticks_11’, claimed to be run by a 12-year-old boy and his mother. He began posting photos of a young blonde man, who may in fact have been an AI creation all along.
“Beautiful boy and accounted for by me, a college-educated mother who chose to remain anonymous,” the “mother” strangely announced.
The photos started out normally enough, showing a boy at school.
However, over time, they became increasingly bizarre, with the boy’s face digitally distorted to show enormous pouting lips enhanced with red lipstick and a tongue sticking out.
The face was whitened, the hair was yellowish, and the eyes were a piercing blue. The final image was cartoonish and extremely disconcerting.
The images also became grotesquely suggestive, with some reportedly leaning toward child pornography.
At times, the child’s face appeared digitally on scantily clad adult bodies, while similarly manipulated images of other children showed them in contorted positions and even tied up.
The creator also seemed to have an obsession with women’s high-heeled mini boots, and many of the images of children were edited to look like they were wearing them.
A second Instagram account, ‘girl.chloe12’, claimed to belong to a 13-year-old girl who shared the same obsession with high-heeled boots.
Crowley and others have argued that this was classic “fetish content,” but terribly child-focused.
The third story, ‘Smartschoolboy9’, was much more chilling.
It consisted of photographs and videos of an overweight man dressed like a hideous caricature of a schoolboy, with much of his face painted white with bright red lipstick and wearing those same high-heeled mini space boots, a disconcerting imitation of life. real AI. child generated on the first count, albeit with a receding hairline.
He spoke with a disturbingly high-pitched voice and his tongue stuck out almost permanently.
Much of the man’s face has been painted white with bright red lipstick while wearing high-heeled mini space boots.
Photos have emerged of the man dressed obscenely like Stefanie, wearing a school uniform, wig, boater and short skirt.
The person behind the account spoke with a disturbingly high-pitched voice and his tongue stuck out almost permanently.
Some of the videos showed this individual “in disguise” in the hallway of a London terraced house, apparently after arriving home from school.
Another showed him on a bus supposedly heading to school and another walking down the street.
Others were even more sinister, understandably causing particular alarm, in which he appeared to be chasing a real little boy, laughing, around a park.
Internet sleuths say they have uncovered evidence that the author has created at least a dozen similar accounts, all involving fictional children, such as 13-year-old poet ‘Stefanie’, posting sexually suggestive posts and sending disturbing messages to each other. . if they were friends.
Photos have emerged of the man dressed obscenely like Stefanie, wearing a school uniform, wig, boater and short skirt.
Crowley and many others suspect that the man behind Smartschoolboy9 could be a sexual predator trying to target genuine children.
Has it already claimed any victims? Photos of numerous children posted by Smartschoolboy9 do not appear anywhere else on the Internet, suggesting that he has been contacting the children privately before sharing their photos online, Crowley says.
With photos suggesting he is following real children and images of him chasing the child, Internet users have become determined to unmask the real individual and alert the authorities.
There are several clues. His posts include frequent shots of specific parts of Streatham, south London. Smartschoolboy9 also repeatedly mentions someone he calls David, leading many to suspect that this is his real name. He has also claimed to be about 50 years old.
Recently, a new video was posted on X, apparently filmed by a group of children, and claiming to show the south London terraced house where the man lives.
Disturbingly, as the children filmed outside, a hand appeared from inside the house, clinging to the front door.
Internet sleuths say they have discovered evidence that the author has created at least a dozen similar accounts, all of them related to fictional children.
Some of the videos showed this individual ‘in disguise’ in the hallway of a London terraced house, apparently after arriving home from school.
Smartschoolboy9 repeatedly mentions someone he calls David, leading many to suspect that this is his real name.
In London, Greenwich police reportedly circulated a message on social media saying a man was “pretending to be a child and interacting with children on social media,” adding: “An investigation is underway but their intentions are not clear.” Stay alert and talk to your children about online safety.’ The post was later deleted.
The Met confirmed yesterday that it has been made aware of at least one video linked to Smartschoolboy9, in this case showing the man dressed as a schoolboy walking down a corridor.
He told the Daily Mail in a statement: ‘We are aware that the video has been posted online. “As no crime has been committed with the content of the video, we are not investigating anything at this time.”
On Wednesday, the respected Safer Schools organization issued an alert, saying its “online protection team” had received reports of someone posing a “serious risk” and “potentially posing as a child on social media to interact.” with the children.” ‘.
He continued: ‘Imitator accounts have emerged and videos related to this topic are circulating in some schools. This has caused fear and anxiety among some younger children who have been exposed to this harmful content.’
Some schools are already posting their own warnings to parents on social media, saying children may be watching SmartSchoolBoy9. A concerned primary school in Hertfordshire said the material was “highly inappropriate” and stressed that children should not view it.
There is no doubt that that is true. But until the individual is definitively unmasked, the growing panic seems unlikely to stop.
