A former Winnipeg radio DJ and Scouts Canada leader has admitted to sexually assaulting two children and secretly recording videos of children as they used the washroom or undressed in change rooms.

Christopher (Shecky) Clarke Elwick, 34, pleaded guilty Friday to four counts of making child pornography, and one count each of possession of child pornography, sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.

Elwick remains in custody and will return to court for sentencing later this year following the completion of a court-ordered pre-sentence report.

Elwick previously worked at rock station Power 97 in Winnipeg and was fired from Energy 106 just prior to his September 2014 arrest. He volunteered with Beavers/Scouts Canada for approximately a decade, ending in 2009.

The charges against Elwick were laid out in a detailed agreed statement of facts read out in court. Elwick's victims include both children he mentored as a Scout leader and non-Scouts. The offences occurred between 2008 and 2013 while Elwick was living in Manitoba and Alberta.

The sexual assault and sexual interference offences involve Elwick fondling two young victims as they slept. According to the agreed statement of facts, Elwick recorded himself touching one victim's penis. The victim, who pretended to remain asleep, did not report the assault at the time, but confronted Elwick years later.

Elwick secretly recorded 34 videos of children using the washroom, changing or showering at homes, local pools and recreation facilities.

Police arrested Elwick after videos discovered on his digital camera showed Elwick persuading a young boy to strip and a young boy showering.

Elwick disappeared and attempted suicide after learning he was going to be arrested. In an e-mail obtained by police, Elwick wrote "something is wrong with me ... I didn't choose to be this way."

Police identified and interviewed a number of the children in Elwick's videos. According to the agreed statement of facts, "it became clear that Elwick had recorded videotapes of children he had met through Scouts."

Court heard Elwick cultivated a reputation as a "cool" Scout leader, and frequently brought children to rock concerts or music festivals using tickets he obtained through work and recruited them for radio skits.

"His manner of dress and tastes in music allowed him to form connections with the youth he was associated with, as many of them shared similar tastes," said the agreed statement of facts.

"As the boys in the Scout troop and their friends got older, Elwick's troop became perceived as the 'cool' troop to be involved in. They were able to do concerts, radio bits and out of town trips which the kids considered more fun than the usual practices of learning survivalist techniques."

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