Bizarre mugshot shows ‘demonologist’ accused of tracking women by their phones
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A Florida TikToker who calls himself a “demonologist” was arrested after allegedly turning at least two women’s private information into social media posts — and tracking one woman’s location through her phone’s GPS.
Mark Stephen Asea, 36, of Port St. Lucie, was taken into custody Wednesday on a felony count of offense against computer users.
Asea, who describes himself in his TikTok biography as a “Demonologist,” Clairsentient,” “Empath,” “PTSD,” “Grey Hat Hacker,” and “Woodsman,” was arrested in April on stalking and computer-related allegations, Fox News reported.
His arrest last week revived that criminal case, which had been dropped by prosecutors in May.
Two women who had gone to Asea for technology help wound up having their private information leaked in his TikTok videos, according to the police affidavit.
In one video, Asea allegedly shared details about one woman’s devices and claimed to know about her recent spending.
“Let’s talk about your actual password,” he said in the video. “How about we talk about the last 10 purchases you made online?”
The woman later told investigators that the password had been shared in a closed TikTok group chat that did not include Asea. The woman said no one in the group had permission to share the password, and questioned whether Asea had joined using a fake account. She also said that she didn’t know how Asea would have obtained her phone identification number or banking information.
The second woman also went to Asea for technical support, telling police that she allowed him to remotely access her computer in October 2025 to troubleshoot an application.
However, months later, he claimed to have secretly placed a virus on her computer that gave him access to all her information without her knowledge, according to the report.
The woman told authorities that a photograph of a private Telegram message from her phone later appeared in one of Asea’s TikTok posts. Asea later claimed that the image came from a WhatsApp exchange, according to the affidavit. However, the woman showed investigators a screenshot of the photograph from her phone.
Investigators said they also found evidence of Asea bragging about finding her location through her phone.
“Thanks to the GPS within her phone, but what did I do?” he said in a video, according to the affidavit.
Investigators said that Asea uploaded more than 100 TikTok videos mentioning one woman.
He also faced a separate civil stalking protection case over the summer when a woman obtained a temporary injunction in July. However, a judge dismissed that case on September 8.
Prosecutors reopened the criminal case against Asea on September 24 and filed the current charge alleging unauthorized access to a computer or electronic device. It was not immediately clear why the earlier charges against Asea were dropped.
The Independent has contacted the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and TikTok for more information.
Asea’s bond was set at $35,000, according to the sheriff’s office. He is set to be arraigned November 19.
