Creep caught nibbling on young boy’s ear in viral video identified as 43-year-old forklift operator

The creepy dude caught nibbling on a young boy’s ear at a British World Snooker Championship match has been identified as a 43-year-old forklift driver — and a relative of the unidentified youngster.

Stefano Voci, who was visiting the boy and his family in Sheffield, said he was just being affectionate. It is unclear what exactly his relation is to the boy, just that they are family.

“There are many clarifications to make but everything is in process,” Voci said on Facebook, according to a report by the Daily Mail. “I was just someone sharing love and affection like anyone else [and] that was exposed maliciously.”

In the viral clip, the boy doesn’t even flinch when Voci leans over and puts the bite on him — with the encounter broadcast live at the arena and the kid seen waving at the camera, the outlet said.

Voci appears to realize he’s on camera and gives what appears to be an embarrassed grim.

But it was too late — the video has gotten more than 12 million views and 58,000 likes online, with social media users expressing horror at the seemingly inappropriate encounter.

“Keep away from the snooker there is a man floating about nibbling on ears,” one X user wrote.

Another user called the clip “one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen on here.”

“This is very troubling,” said yet another. “I just threw up.”

Voci said it’s all been blown out of proportion.

“My family are fine and closer than ever,” he wrote on Facebook. “I don’t care that my face is all over social media with photomontages and face posts. Just leave my family alone.”