Coatesville man arrested for illegal contact, images of minors

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department announce the arrest of Mark Mackrell, 52, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, for taking inappropriate images and movies of minors at a YMCA on

July 22, 2025. The defendant was charged with Photographing a Sexual Act, Stalking, Unlawful Contact with Minors, and associated offenses. He was arrested on July 31, 2025, and launched after posting $100,000 bail.

The felony grievance filed by the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department signifies that on July 23, 2025, officers acquired a report for a suspicious situation on the YMCA positioned on Airport Road in East Goshen Township. The reporting get together indicated that her 14-year-old daughter and her 13-year-old buddy believed that they had been being filmed and photographed the day prior, whereas they had been taking part in on the pool. When the YMCA workers was alerted to the scenario, they tried to talk with the suspect—the defendant. The defendant refused to inform workers his title; nevertheless, he displayed a badge and recognized himself as a police officer.

Investigators labored with the YMCA workers to establish Mark Mackrell because the individual taking the movies. Investigators additionally confirmed that the Defendant is employed as a part-time police officer on the Millbourne Borough Police Department in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

As a part of the investigation, regulation enforcement searched the defendant’s telephone and located images and movies of juveniles—a few of which date again to July of 2024.  The movies appeared to have been taken by Mackrell. In numerous movies, Mackrell may be heard making sexual feedback concerning the juveniles.

The Westtown-East Goshen Police Department is the lead investigating company and acquired help from the Chester County Detectives. This is an ongoing investigation; if anybody has details about Mark Mackrell or this offense, they need to contact the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department at (610) 692-9600. First Assistant District Attorney Erin O’Brien is the assigned prosecutor on this case. And keep in mind, in case you have considerations concerning the security of a kid, say one thing. Call 911 and name Childline at 1-800-932-0313.

Originally Published: August 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM EDT