Paola Loriggio
Shin Wook Lim, 45, is shown in this undated police handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Toronto Police Services January 22, 2021 - 11:21 AM
TORONTO - Two former elite athletes who were sexually abused by their taekwondo coach as teenagers told an Ontario court Friday that his actions robbed them of a normal life, tainted the sport they once loved and left them unable to trust anyone in a position of power.
The two young women laid out the lingering trauma caused by Shin Wook Lim, 47, as the former high-level coach was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in connection with a series of incidents that took place between 2013 and 2017.
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Former Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of 10 charges in sexual abuse case Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Former Taekwondo Canada coach Shin Wook Lim has been found guilty of 10 charges relating to the grooming and abuse of a teenage athlete, including sexual assault and sexual interference.
A Toronto judge also ruled that he abused his position of trust, culminating in the rape of one of his students.
The 10 guilty verdicts relate to an elite athlete who trained with him at the Black Belt World martial arts studio in Toronto, according to
The Canadian Press.
These incidents took place in a number of locations, including a training camp in South Korea, between 2015 and 2017, Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy detailed in a ruling.
Paola Loriggio
Shin Wook Lim, 45, is shown in this undated police handout photo. A former Taekwondo Canada coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and other sex-related offences involving a teenage student. Shin Wook Lim pleaded not guilty to 15 charges involving two female students, including sexual assault and sexual interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Toronto Police Services January 14, 2021 - 12:23 PM
TORONTO - A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student s life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that culminated in rape, a Toronto judge ruled Thursday.
TORONTO — A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student s life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that . . .