NEWS RELEASE

HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

For release: Nov. 3, 2011

Contact: Sherry Llewellyn, Elizabeth Schroen 410-313-2236

Ellicott City barber charged with sexually abusing boy

Police investigating possibility of additional victims
Howard County police have charged an Ellicott City barber with sexually abusing a boy and are asking anyone who may have been a victim to come forward. Jung Gon Kim, 54, of 14109 Bear Creek Drive in Boyds, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, second- and third-degree sex offense, sodomy and second-degree assault. A 13-year-old male victim came forward to police last month to report the abuse. The victim had been a client of Scissors Sound Hair Salon, located at 3419 Plum Tree Drive in Ellicott City. He reported to officers that on several occasions, Kim made inappropriate and sexual comments toward him. Police believe that in September, the incidents escalated when Kim sexually abused the boy. After an investigation and consultation with the States Attorneys Office, police filed charges against Kim on Oct. 27. He was arrested on Monday and is being held at Howard County Detention Center on $500,000 bond. The hair salon is located in a neighborhood, and police believe there may be other juvenile victims who went to the salon unaccompanied by an adult or parent. Police are encouraging parents to speak to their children and are asking victims to call 410-313-2200. ###