Mick Hartley

From Reduxx:

A drag queen has appeared in a Scottish court after being charged with child sex offenses. Craig Baxter, who performed under the name Miss Kitty Swallows, had worked in multiple nurseries and childcare centers in his community.

I wonder if the name, “Miss Kitty Swallows”, might perhaps have suggested to these nurseries that this wasn’t quite the wholesome bit of kiddy fun that they’d assumed.

Baxter was first taken into custody in October of 2025 after a local predator hunting group in Paisley became aware of concerning allegations against him. According to Scottish Daily Express coverage at the time, the group, Fighting Justice Against Predators, had been at an unrelated protest in the Johnstone area when they were approached by multiple children who claimed they were being groomed online.

Jo Drennan, 37, told the paper: “Our group were out at a protest when some wee boys came up to us. They said they were getting groomed online. All the kids know us in Renfrewshire. They know we are there to keep them safe and they trust us. One of the wee boys then sent us quite a lot of stuff.”

After briefly reviewing the evidence, Drennan called the police and Baxter was taken into custody that same day.

At the time of his arrest, Baxter had been working at a nursery. Local parents on Facebook reported that he had worked at multiple childcare institutions around Paisley, including Abbey Nursery, Douglas Street Early Learning and Childcare Centre, Glencoats Lodge, and Kirklandneuk Early Learning Childcare Centre. He was terminated from his job shortly after his arrest.