Homeless Man Charged With Showing Pornography To 4-Year-Old Boy At Church

  • Monday, December 15, 2014
Mark Allen Wilson
Mark Allen Wilson

A homeless man who was attending services at First Centenary United Methodist Church on Sunday has been charged with showing pornography to a four-year-old boy sitting beside him.

Mark Allen Wilson, 40, is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.

Police said he had pornography on his cell phone.

The incident happened during the Mustard Tree Ministries Breakthrough Worship Service for homeless people in The Vine building.

Church officials immediately removed Wilson from the service, and he was arrested by police under an overpass on Chestnut Street.

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