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Toronto pastor charged with sex assault of young girl, police fear more victims

WATCH ABOVE: Police are appealing to the public for information after officers say a 61-year-old Toronto pastor has been charged with sexual assault. Shallima Maharaj reports. – Dec 4, 2019

Toronto police say a man who has spent years working as both a tutor and a pastor is facing sex charges involving a young girl.

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Police allege the man sexually assaulted the girl while he was tutoring her on numerous occasions between 2015 and 2017.

Ki-Jin Kim, 61, was arrested on Nov. 28. He has been charged with one count of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.

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Police said the investigation is ongoing as they have concerns there may be more victims.

Investigators said Kim is currently a pastor at the North York Sansung Church. They said he worked as a Sunday school volunteer at the Young Nak Church from 1998-2001.

In 2004, police said he was an assistant pastor at the Manmin Presbyterian Church in Toronto.

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He’s also worked as private tutor in the city, investigators said.

Kim is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Jan. 9, 2020.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2922 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

With files from The Canadian Press

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