Karl Monsen Elvik

Karl Elvik Mormon Sex Crime Case Summary

This case arose in Glasgow, Scotland in 1984.

Elvik filmed boys in various stages of undress.

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from UK Database:

“January 2014

Pervert church youth leader jailed for 18 months after admitting a host of indecency offences against eight young boys

A church youth leader who admitted indecency offences against eight boys has been jailed for 18 months.

Karl Monsen Elvik, an ex-member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Pollok, Glasgow, committed the offences from 1986 to 1994.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how he took pictures of boys in states of undress, timed them sitting naked in cold baths and rubbed ice cubes on them.

His victims were aged between 12 and 16 when the offences took place.

Elvik, 51, admitted his crimes after an anonymous report to police in 2011.

He admitted taking indecent images of children, four charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour and two charges of indecent assault dating from 1986 to 1994.

He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register and told he would be supervised for nine months after his release.
Elvik, from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, lived in Nitshill, Glasgow, at the time of the offences.
The court heard how he invited one boy to go running with him and afterwards at his house, massaged him and indecently touched him.

He invented a game where the boys would take turns sitting in a cold bath and timed them to see who could last the longest.

The youth leader would rub ice-cubes on their bodies or have them strip if they lost a game while at his house.
On one occasion when a boy was alone in the flat sitting in the bath, Elvik appeared in the bathroom naked, squirting water from a syringe.

Years later he was confronted by one of his victims and begged him not to go to the police, but it was later reported anonymously in April 2011.

The court heard Monsen Elvik made extensive admissions and gave a list of names of victims.”

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From Clyde1:

“51 year old Karl Elvik invited the youngsters to his house for sleepovers where he carried out attacks

CHURCH YOUTH LEADER JAILED FOR ABUSING BOYS

A youth leader at a church who invited young boys to his house for sleepovers and timed them sitting naked in cold baths has been jailed for 18 months.

Karl Monsen Elvik, a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Pollok, Glasgow, took pictures of the boys in various states of undress.

The 51 year old invited one boy to go running with him and afterwards at his house, massaged him and indecently touched him.

He invented a game where the boys would take turns sitting in a cold bath and timed them to see who could last the longest.

The youth leader would rub ice-cubes on their bodies or have them strip if they lost a game while at his house.

His crimes came to light years later when he was reported to the police.

Monsen Elvik, from Caledonian Road, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to taking indecent images of children.

He admitted four charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour and two charges of indecent assault dating from 1986 to 1994.

Passing sentence sheriff Martin Jones QC said he had read the various reports about Monsen Elvik.

He said: “I cannot escape that you were involved in grooming young boys while you were in a position of trust.”

He added that the boys “ought to have been safe” with him but were not and that his sexual behaviour escalated over the years.

Procurator fiscal depute Pauline Henderson told the court Monsen Elvik was a member of the Church in Pollok and he seemed to get on well with youths and church elders and was encouraged to take activities and classes.

He taught them the gospel and played sports with them and arranged sleepovers in the church hall but these were stopped after members thought it to be inappropriate.

She said he invited various boys from the youth groups to visit him at his home address in Nitshill, Glasgow.

Monsen Elvik went with various youth groups to camps and appeared popular and often took photographs of the boys.

The court was told of eight male victims who were between 12 and 16 when the offences took place.

Monsen Elvik invited boys to stay at his flat and took pictures of them in various states of undress.

One victim was invited to go running with Monsen Elvik and stayed at his house the night before they went out.

The court was told that after exercising they would sit in Monsen Elvik’s bedroom because it was apparently warmer than the living room.

The youth leader told the boy it was good for his circulation to have massages and touched the boy’s body.

Procurator fiscal depute Pauline Henderson told the court: “The witness thought that what they were doing was wrong.

“He had this confirmed one night when his father turned up unexpectedly at the flat and the accused told him to quickly get dressed and not to say anything to his father about what had been happening.

“The accused appeared quite shaken.”

Monsen Elvik would play games with the boys at his house and invented a game to see how long each person could sit naked in a bath of cold water for and timed them.

On one occasion when a boy was alone in the flat sitting in the bath Monsen Elvik appeared in the bathroom naked, squirting water from a syringe at the child.

Years later he was confronted by one of his victims and begged him not to go to the police, but it was later reported anonymously in April 2011.

The court heard Monsen Elvik made extensive admissions and gave a list of names of victims.”