Tae Kwon Do Instructor Charged In Molestation Case

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 23-year-old Tae Kwon Do instructor from St. Petersburg has been charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation into Andrew Jin Kim began on Jan. 27, 2016, when one of the girls told her mother he had touched her inappropriately. The subsequent investigation turned up evidence that Kim “touched both female victims in an inappropriate manner while the victims were undressed,” an email from the sheriff’s office said.

The incidents are said to have occurred between 2014 and 2015 at Oh’s Tae Kwon Do, 7520 Seminole Blvd., in Seminole, where Kim was employed as an instructor.

Kim reportedly instructed both girls to keep the incidents secret.

Detectives interviewed Kim on Friday and “he admitted to the allegations,” the email said.

Kim was charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation following that interview.

Detectives say that Kim may have had contact with other children. Anyone with information in the case or with information about other potential victims is asked to call Detective M. Kolenda at 727-582-6200.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office