( CNN ) -- On his website , Ronald William Brown posed with puppets , boasted about birthday party performances and offered workshops for school groups . Now the 57-year-old Florida man is behind bars , facing federal charges of conspiring to kidnap a child and possessing child pornography . Authorities accuse the puppeteer of having graphic discussions online about abusing , kidnapping , killing and eating children , according to court documents . He was arrested in Largo , Florida , last week and appeared in federal court Tuesday . Connecticut priest charged with possession of child porn . A 29-page criminal complaint filed in federal court includes transcripts of several online chats and details of what investigators found when they searched Brown 's home . A CD found in his bedroom dresser 's sock drawer included child pornography , images of what appear to be deceased children and a missing-child flier , according to the complaint . Brown told investigators he had discussed kidnapping , killing and eating a boy from his church but said `` it was just a fantasy and he could never and would never hurt anyone , '' the complaint said . Alleged Ukranian child porn pusher in custody . Brown maintains he is innocent , attorney Eric Kuske told reporters Tuesday . `` It 's his contention right now that he did n't do this , he 's not involved with this . That there 's been some presumptions and assumptions made on what transpired . ... He would n't do something like this . He 's got no criminal record , '' Kuske said , according to CNN affiliate WFLA . During a 1998 traffic stop , a sheriff 's deputy spotted boys ' underwear between front seats in the vehicle Brown was driving , according to records from the Pinellas County Sheriff 's Office . Brown told the deputy he used the boys ' underwear for puppet shows , `` dressing puppets in underwear , '' an incident report said . Brown told investigators that he helps out in the children 's area of his church , and that a group of children from his neighborhood come to his house every Wednesday for pizza before he gives them a ride in a church van , the complaint said . Brown `` would never associate or speak to any adults '' in the mobile home park where he lived , resident Laura Jane Schate told CNN affiliate Bay News 9 . But children were eager to talk with Brown , neighbors said . `` They 'd come with their bikes and their skateboards , and they 'd hang out , waiting for him to come home , '' neighbor Stacy Gaughan told CNN affiliate WFTS . Many in the neighborhood , disgusted by reports of what investigators allegedly uncovered , are `` wondering whether he did this here , '' she told CNN affiliate Bay News 9 . A Facebook page that appears to belong to Brown says he `` usually ( performs ) weekly in schools , malls , civic clubs , birthday parties , and museums . '' One post talks of mentoring a young boy . Another describes work on a Christian television puppet show . Brown 's arrest Friday was the latest step in a federal investigation connected with other child pornography arrests , including the May arrest of a Kansas City man accused of producing child pornography , authorities said . Arrest made in attempted child abduction . CNN 's Adriana Hauser , Catherine E. Shoichet and Sari Zeidler contributed to this report .
NEW : A Facebook page for a Christian puppet show , mentoring a boy . He faces charges of conspiring to harm a child . Michael Lee Brown is also accused of possessing child pornography . The year - old told investigators he ` ` would never hurt anyone ''