Daddy, may I sleep with danger?

Convicted family killer Chris Watts, who murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters in 2018 so he could pursue an affair with another woman, has reportedly become the object of affection for a number of younger male inmates at his maximum-security Wisconsin prison, with some of the relationships allegedly turning sexual.

According to a prison employee who spoke to the Daily Mail, Watts, 41, has developed a string of intimate relationships with men behind bars, some of whom compete for his attention, exchange affectionate letters with him and receive gifts from his prison commissary account.

"Younger guys flock to Chris," the source said. "He's really got a hold over them and they'll usually do whatever he wants."

The employee described Watts as something of a magnetic figure among inmates in their 20s, who follow him around, seek his approval and develop crushes on him. 

Watts reportedly encourages the attention, flirting with his admirers and writing them lengthy, personal letters even after spending the entire day together.

"Chris will see them all day and then at night write a long letter and hand it to them the next day," the source said. "It really does make them feel special."

Several of these relationships have allegedly progressed beyond flirting.

"There have been times where it's pretty obvious something happened," the prison employee said. "When I say these guys will do anything for him, I mean anything."

Guards reportedly separated Watts from another male prisoner recently over suspicions that their relationship had become inappropriate.

A former inmate explained that sexual encounters in prison often take place in tiny surveillance blind spots, sometimes just a couple of feet wide, because having sex in a cell or bed is too risky. 

Prisoners learn to conduct their encounters quickly while keeping watch for guards.

Watts has previously been linked to another inmate, Dylan Tallman, after guards discovered Watts's underwear, petroleum jelly, baby oil and other personal belongings in Tallman's cell in 2020.

Dylan Tallman (pictured)

The two men, who occupied adjoining cells, had reportedly communicated for hours through an electrical outlet in the wall separating them, which they affectionately nicknamed the "holy outlet." They also collaborated on Christian devotional writings and described themselves as "brothers in spirit."

Both were disciplined and separated following the discovery, although Tallman, now 38 and released from prison in 2021, denied that their relationship was sexual.

"Nothing surprises me anymore," Tallman told the Daily Mail when asked about the latest allegations. "A lot happens in prison."

The newspaper also obtained the names of three other men suspected of having sexual relationships with Watts, although none would discuss the allegations on the record.

One former inmate, however, described his own relationship with Watts as deeply intimate.

"We were as close as two men can be," he said. "I'm not saying that nothing happened, but not everything that you probably think."

The man said Watts had a way of making other prisoners feel special, often through conversations about religion and spirituality, and admitted that he found himself thinking about Watts when they were apart.

"It's not sex, it's something more," he said, adding that Watts possessed a magnetic quality that made other inmates constantly aware of his presence.

"He's got a lot of guys who would have sex with him if he asked."

The alleged prison romances represent another chapter in Watts's complicated sexual history. Before the murders, he was having an affair with coworker Nichol Kessinger, whom he reportedly wanted to be free to pursue. Another woman, Amanda McMahon, claimed earlier this year that she had met the married Watts on Tinder in 2017 and had "animalistic" and "aggressive" sex with him.

Watts has also allegedly boasted to fellow inmates about his past sexual exploits, including threesomes, unconventional sex acts and pornography.

Despite his crimes, he continues to receive affectionate letters from female admirers. He was even briefly engaged to a woman named Lizzie Henderson, who adopted his surname and was photographed kissing him during a prison visit last year. Watts reportedly ended the relationship after his mother encouraged him to reconsider.

"He always said that women were his weakness," a former fellow inmate said.

But the latest allegations have revived questions about whether Watts's attraction to men predates his imprisonment.

In late 2018, a man named Trent Bolte claimed to have had a secret 10-month gay affair with Watts before the murders, including clandestine encounters in hotel rooms and at a Wyoming cabin. The FBI could not substantiate the claims, and Watts subsequently denied ever knowing Bolte.

The Daily Mail also reported spotting a Grindr profile apparently located less than 25 feet from Watts's Colorado home on the day of his arrest. The profile featured a shirtless man who resembled Watts, including what appeared to be his distinctive barbed-wire bicep tattoo. The newspaper could not establish whether the account belonged to him.

"Chris can't be alone," true-crime author and Watts pen pal Cheryln Cadle told the newspaper. "He needs constant affection and attention, and he'll get it from whoever is available."

Watts, who is serving five consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife, Shanann [sic], and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, has not commented on the latest allegations.