A Hilltown Township man, who was previously warned by authorities about his online behavior, was sentenced in Bucks County Common Pleas Court last week to 11 months 15 days to 23 months in county jail for possessing more than 20 files of child sexual abuse material.
However, according to court records, Arthur Corbett Clark, 22, of Hilltown Pike, who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication device in Bucks County Common Pleas Court back in June, received credit for time served in jail since Nov. 13, 2024.
A felony charge of disseminating photo and films of child sex acts was dismissed at a preliminary hearing.
Court documents state that Clark has been granted presumptive parole at minimum, provided there are no misconducts and an approved re-entry plan.
Clark was not deemed to be a sexually violent predator, according to court documents. He is to have no unsupervised contact with minors, must be under sex offender supervision, undergo drug and alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.
Clark was charged in November 2024 by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and Hilltown Township detectives for sharing 25 files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the social media platform, Kik, in July 2024.
On Aug. 21, the district attorney’s office investigated of a CyperTip submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children by MediaLab/Kik on July 27, according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators said a user on Kik, identified as Clark, shared multiple child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) on July 12 between 4:19 a.m. and 6:26 p.m. Kik provided authorities with user account information, including an IP address, screen name, and email address.
Police said Clark shared 11 videos and 14 images of child pornography, via one account that had multiple IP addresses registered to it. Verizon traced one of the IP addresses to Clark and his home.
On Oct. 31, police executed a search warrant at Clark’s home, where they found and seized an LG V30 phone used to share the files, which was in a dresser drawer in his bedroom closet, per the complaint.
While speaking with Clark, he told police that officers came out about six years ago (when he was around 16) and spoke with him about using Kik, per the affidavit.
He told police he was using Kik to “look at illegal images” that were of “anything under 18 and it’s totally wrong,” per the criminal complaint.
Clark was asked for his phone passcode and he replied, “I don’t think I can provide that to you," investigators said.
On Nov. 7, authorities conducted a forensic exam of the phone, as well as on Clark’s main cell phone, and the phone found in the closet uncovered more than 200 videos and 1,000 image files of CSAM on it of children under the age of 10, police said.
Clark was represented by Doylestown attorney Christopher J. Serpico.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.