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Mark Wills, 60, of Hulmeville, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Wills is accused of manufacturing hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse material involving children 13 and under and sharing them online over the past year, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said in a release.
An investigation by Bucks County Detectives and Warrington Township Police began in December following two CyberTips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The first CyberTip revealed that a user on the messaging application Kik shared multiple files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) between Nov. 10 and Nov. 18, 2024. The second CyberTip reported that a Snapchat user shared obscene files on Aug. 4, authorities said.
Detectives linked Wills to these accounts through his IP address, which was assigned to his home at 310 Main Street in Hulmeville. Investigators found that he used several online identities, including "18kevinmcbride" on Kik and multiple Snapchat aliases such as "kevthompson2009," "AlexHarrison2," and "Kevinobrien1007," to lure underage girls into sending explicit videos, according to court documents.
The warrant executed at Wills' home on Jan. 24 led to the seizure of numerous electronic devices, handwritten notes detailing his online interactions, and instructions on deleting accounts and applications, authorities said. A forensic analysis uncovered hundreds of screen recordings spanning from June 16, 2024, to January 2025, showing Wills engaging in chat and video conversations with minors, directing them to undress and perform sex acts, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.
On Feb. 4, detectives verified the identity of one of the girls depicted in the videos and confirmed she was only 13 years old. Authorities have since identified additional victims, but several remain unidentified, and more charges are anticipated, Schorn said at a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
“We have seen at alarming rates individuals like this preying upon our children online, and it’s thanks to the men and women behind me and their counterparts that we are able to apprehend and prosecute individuals like this,” Schorn said.
Wills faces multiple charges, including manufacturing and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials, possession of child pornography, unlawful contact with a minor, dissemination of sexually explicit materials to minors, interception of oral communications, criminal use of a communication facility, and invasion of privacy, according to court documents.
Authorities urge anyone with information or who may be a victim to contact Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354.
The U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia confirmed Wills' arrest on social media, stating he was apprehended in Clarksburg, West Virginia and is being held without bond while awaiting extradition.
This case was investigated by multiple agencies, including the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Warrington Township Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and several local and state law enforcement agencies.
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