A PULITZER Prize-winning cartoonist gave a now-disturbing message about taking kids’ innocence before he was arrested on child pornography charges.

Darrin Bell, 49, who amassed a mainstream audience for his drawings depicting Donald Trump as Hitler, has been accused of sharing over 100 disgusting AI-generated images of child sexual abuse.

The disgraced dad and ex-contributor for The Washington Post was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Sacramento, California, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced.

He first came to their attention after deputies got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, saying that 18 files of child sex abuse material had been shared online.

After investigating the post, detectives were able to link them to a sick user who had uploaded a massive 134 pornographic videos. They later allegedly determined that Bell ran the account.

Investigators stormed the artist’s house and nabbed him before locking him in the Sacramento County Main Jail, where he’s being held on a $1 million bail.

Bell rose to fame for his fiery political illustrations and discussions about race, and he enjoyed glowing reviews of his 2023 graphic novel The Talk.

The memoir was inspired by the murder of George Floyd, and the author’s decision to speak with his young son about race in America.

In an interview with ABC News, Bell said he decided to teach his child that he would inevitably be mistreated because of his skin color.

He encouraged parents to share this grim prediction with the next generation and take away their “innocence” in an effort to teach them about “how irrational people can be.”

“Because someday they’re gonna run into a situation where no matter how well behaved they are, how well dressed they are, somebody in a position in a position of authority is gonna decide to negatively affect their life,” said the artist.

DISTURBED DRAWINGS

Bell was active on social media and spent most of his time posting his political work on his Substack, Darrin Bell’s Disobey in Advance.

In one drawing he shared several times on Instagram, he depicted Trump as an Adolph Hitler-type figure standing at a podium for a speech.

On the podium, he drew an image that resembles the Nazi Party symbol, but instead of a swastika, there’s a T turned to an angle.

In another illustration, Bell drew Trump having a meltdown over the poor performance of MAGA-endorsed politicians in the 2022 midterm elections.

In that cartoon, the artist depicted the so-called “Red Wave” as an exploded bottle of ketchup that painted a wall behind the screaming president.

At the time, fans couldn’t get enough of Bell’s drawings. One follower commented, “This is good. I laughed right out loud,” on the comic of the president’s childish tantrum.

However, now, Bell’s arrest and smug attitude have earned him a wave of backlash, as outraged users flood his comments with calls for justice.

“Prison is so fitting for this guy. Don’t mess with children,” commented one furious user on a post.

Another person wrote, “It’s staggering how you spent the past years calling Trump and his supporters rapists, groomers, and Nazis.

“Meanwhile, you were just arrested for creating and distributing child pornography.”

And other users blasted Bell for “tarnishing” his work and his disturbing alleged crimes.

“Somebody needs to have a talk to their kids about perverts like you,” wrote another furious follower.

Bell will appear in court on Friday.