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A Florida TikTok creator who calls himself a “demonologist” and “gray hat hacker” is back behind bars after allegedly exposing women’s private information online and boasting that he could track their movements through their phones.
Mark Stephen Asea, 36, of Port St. Lucie, was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on Sept. 30 on a felony charge of computer user trespass. His bond was set at $35,000, according to sheriff’s office records.
The arrest reignited a criminal case that had been dismissed months earlier. Asea was first arrested in April on stalking and computer-related allegations, but prosecutors dropped those charges in May before filing a computer access charge in September, according to court records.
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Mark Stephen Asea, 36, was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on September 30, 2026, on a computer user violation charge after prosecutors reopened his criminal case. (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)
The police affidavit describes two women who said their private information surfaced in Asea’s posts on TikTok, including one who trusted him to help with a computer problem.
In a video reviewed by a detective, Asea allegedly gave details about a woman’s devices and claimed to know her recent spending.
“Let’s talk about your real password,” he said, according to a transcript of the affidavit.
“What if we talked about the last 10 purchases you made online?”
The woman told investigators the password was only shared in a closed group chat on TikTok. Asea was not a member, she said, although she suspected he might have signed up through a fake account.
No one in the chat had permission to share it outside the group, she told police. She also said she didn’t know how he would have gotten her phone number or banking information.
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For the second woman, concerns began after what she described as a routine request for technical assistance.
She told police she allowed Asea to remotely access her computer in October 2025 to troubleshoot an application. Months later, she said, he claimed he essentially placed a virus on the computer while she was in the bathroom, allowing her to view information without her knowledge.
She said she never authorized this access.
Then, a photo of a private Telegram message on his phone allegedly appeared in one of his TikTok posts.
Asea claimed in a comment that the image came from a WhatsApp exchange, according to the affidavit. But the woman provided investigators with a screenshot showing the photograph in the Telegram message.
Police also documented statements in which Asea appeared to brag about finding his location using his phone.
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“Thanks to the GPS on his phone, but what have I done?” he said in the video, according to the affidavit.
The alleged messages piled up. Investigators said Asea uploaded more than 100 TikTok videos mentioning a woman, sometimes posting as many as six a day. He also allegedly obtained a website where he posted a photo of her getting a tattoo.
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His TikTok bio lists “Demonologist”, “Clairsentient”, “Empath”, “PTSD”, “Grey Hat Hacker”, and “Woodsman”.
The April affidavit documented a different account bio that included a “former Satanist” and a “cybersecurity engineer.”
Asea also faced a separate civil stalking protection case over the summer. A woman was granted a temporary restraining order in July, but a judge dissolved it and dismissed the case on September 8.
Prosecutors reopened the criminal case on September 24 and filed the current charge of unauthorized access to a computer or electronic device. The documents provided do not explain why the previous charges were dropped or what prompted the resumption of charges.
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Months after the initial charges were dropped, Asea once again faces a criminal charge for accessing a computer. He is expected to be arraigned on November 19.
Fox News Digital has contacted TikTok for comment.
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