Crime & Safety

Tae Kwon Do Instructor Allegedly Molested Girl

A girl claims that she had a sexual relationship with a Shims Marietta Martial Arts Academy of Tae Kwon Do instructor.

Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit is investigating an alleged child molestation involving a teenage girl and a Shims Marietta Martial Arts Academy Tae Kwon Do instructor.

The girl told investigators that the sexual encounters occurred at Shims Marietta Martial Arts Academy located at 2518 East Piedmont Road and at his residence in Roswell.

Roswell detectives are actively involved in the investigation.

Detectives arrested Young Jin Shim, 32, of Roswell on Wednesday. He has been charged with Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sexual Battery, Statutory Rape, and Enticing Child, according to authorities. He is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond.

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Anyone with information about this incident or any other criminal activity which may have taken place at the business, please contact the Crimes Against Children unit at 770-801-3470.


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