Third victim comes forward in Winnipeg taekwondo sexual assault case

WINNIPEG — A third victim has come forward to police about the alleged sexual assault involving a taekwondo instructor from Winnipeg.

On May 10, 57-year-old King Yeung was charged with child abuse for allegedly sexually assaulting two students dating back to 1998 and 2008.

Police said a third victim came forward recently due to the support of the public and the media.

First victim

Police said in 2009, Yeung began allegedly inappropriately touching the victim who was under 16-year-old at the time. The victim was a student at Kang’s Taekwondo Academy. Yeung was 50 at the time.

Over the next few years the sexual advances increased and continued two to three times a week, police said. The victim was also allegedly assaulted by the instructor on a team trip to Alberta in 2010.

On May 4, police arrested and charged Yeung with sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference, corrupting morals and invitation to sexual touching.

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Second victim

A second victim then came forward to police after the arrest.

The victim, who was under 16 at the time, said it started in 1998. Over the next six years the student was allegedly inappropriately touched and sexually assaulted by the same instructor, police said.

On May 9 Yeung was re-arrested and charged with additional offences.

Third victim

The third victim was a student at the Kang’s Taekwondo Academy as well. The victim was under 16 and was enrolled from 2001 and 2005 . During this period, the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted on multiple occasions, police said.

On May 16, 2016, Yeung was re-arrested and charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

He was returned to custody.

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Kang’s Taekwondo Academy declined to comment.

On the Kang Academy’s website, it says Yeung has been the provincial coach for national team trials since 1995.