Press Release from Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office
Eric Andrew Mork, 59, was convicted of three counts of Lewd Conduct With a Minor Under Sixteen and one count of Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of Sixteen.
Over the span of 2-3 years, from approximately 2001 to 2003, Mork victimized three different children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. The abuse included Mork engaging in oral-genital and/or manual-genital contact with the minor children. The abuse occurred while Mork (a family friend) had access to the children during family vacations on Coeur d’Alene Lake. Mork carried out the abuse through manipulation tactics, bribery, grooming, and misuse of his position of trust and authority within the victims’ lives.
The crimes were originally investigated in 2003 but were not charged due to a lack of evidence. Mork reoffended in Spokane in 2020 and was convicted in 2023 of Rape of a Child and Child Molestation. Subsequently, the 2003 investigation was reopened and Mork was indicted on November 15, 2023, and convicted following a two-day jury trial that ended on May 1, 2024. Lewd Conduct With a Minor Under Sixteen is a felony, punishable by up to life in prison. Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of Sixteen is a felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. Mork was sentenced on February 25, 2025, by District Judge Barbara Duggan.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Molly Nivison recommended the maximum possible prison sentences in this case: 25-years with no possibility of parole for Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of Sixteen and life with no possibility of parole for each of the three counts of Lewd Conduct With a Minor Under Sixteen.
At sentencing, District Judge Barbara Duggan sentenced Mork to a 25-year prison sentence with no possibility of parole for Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of Sixteen and 35-year prison sentences with parole eligibility after 25-years for each of the three counts of Lewd Conduct With a Minor Under Sixteen.
Prosecuting Attorney Stanley T. Mortensen thanks Chief Deputy Art Verharen and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Molly Nivison for prosecuting the case and the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office for investigating the case. Particularly, Stanley T. Mortensen praises the bravery of the victims in coming forward and cooperating with the investigation and prosecution. The Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office stands with victims of abuse and will continue to work tirelessly to seek justice on their behalf and protect society from sexual predators.
*Edited to include Monk’s booking photo
