Alleged ?panty thief' tied to missing OSU student Brooke Wilberger

[RossMAN]

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/06/22/news/oregon/tue03.txt

Alleged ?panty thief' jailed

By SARAH LINN
Associated Press writer

Lint may link Sung Koo Kim to Wilberger case

PORTLAND ? Sung Koo Kim, a "person of significant interest" in the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger, had dryer lint in his house that was labeled to be from the apartment complex where the Brigham Young University student was last seen.

Kim, 30, of Tigard was arrested by Portland police Monday on unrelated theft and burglary charges. His bail was set at $10 million after he was accused of stealing underwear from three different Portland college dormitories or laundry rooms starting in October 2002.

Kim is also a suspect in burglaries and thefts at George Fox University in Newberg. Police found more than 1,000 pairs of underwear in his house, some with labels identifying the college, dorm and woman from whom they had allegedly been stolen.

An affidavit filed in Multnomah County said the lint was labeled with the apartment complex from where 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger disappeared on May 24. The document was posted on KGW.com, the Web site of a Portland television station.

Though the bail is unusually high for a theft case, the affidavit says there is "not probable cause" to charge Kim in the Wilberger case.

Kim's lawyer, Janet Lee Hoffman of Portland, said she plans to contest the bail.

"The whole thing is terrible," Hoffman said. "They don't have evidence to charge him, so they keep dragging him into court with these historical panty burglaries and piling charges on him."

In the affidavit, Detective Bryan Steed of the Portland Police Bureau refers to Kim as a suspect in the Wilberger case. He states that a search of Kim's computer by Newberg police yielded 40,000 pictures of women being tortured and raped. Newberg police also found videos of two women doing laundry at Concordia University in Portland. The women were unaware they were being watched.

Steed added that Kim's computer showed Internet searches for 10 female students and multiple searches for "non-extraditable countries." A file labeled "osu.doc" was also found on the computer. It listed activities involving rape and torture.

Kim was arrested following a court appearance in Yamhill County, and lodged at the Multnomah County jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

The arrest comes just four days after Kim pleaded innocent to charges of stealing women's underwear on May 2 from a dorm room at Oregon State University.

Wilberger disappeared three weeks after that date from an apartment complex near OSU. She hasn't been seen since, despite a massive search and investigation.

Authorities say Kim remains one of four people "of significant interest" in the case.

But Hoffman, his lawyer, said there is evidence that places Kim away from Corvallis on the day that Wilberger vanished.

"We've provided substantial evidence that he was not involved with the disappearance in Corvallis," she said.

Police cannot confirm Kim's alibi, said Lt. Ron Noble, a spokesman for the Corvallis Police Department. He refused further comment.

 

[z0mb13]

on second thought that was not appropriate

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
<---- burns collection of panties..

:roll:

 

[CPA]

40000 pictures of women being tortured and raped. Damn, there are a lot of sick people out there.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Strange, over the weekend I was just telling someone about that guy. They hadn't heard about him yet. Maybe I have weak psychic powers? 😕

 

[FoBoT]

he's a freak, but probably didn't do it

most freaks stick to their niche

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: CPA
40000 pictures of women being tortured and raped. Damn, there are a lot of sick people out there.

I know there are people on this board with probably way over that in porn that includes BDSM. I see lots of inflamitory language and doubt DA's or cops when they start talking about stuff like that using language intended to convey the worst possible intentions.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
he's a freak, but probably didn't do it

most freaks stick to their niche

That's what I was thinking.

I hope they find Brooke eventually 🙁

 

[Chebago]

It's way sad, Brooke goes to my school and the flag has been flying at half mast since she was abducted, if anyone wants to help here is her site

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: rahvin

Originally posted by: CPA
40000 pictures of women being tortured and raped. Damn, there are a lot of sick people out there.

I know there are people on this board with probably way over that in porn that includes BDSM. I see lots of inflamitory language and doubt DA's or cops when they start talking about stuff like that using language intended to convey the worst possible intentions.

Yeah, the constabulary tends to be rather narrow-minded when it comes to kinky stuff. And unless the pictures contain narrative text it's hard to establish whether they depict rape or just BDSM activities. (In most cases)

However the "osu.doc" file detailing activities involving rape is rather worrysome. Pictures are open to interpretation; text is not. (or at least not nearly as much) And considering this guy is stealing loads of panties and cataloging them it doesn't seem like he's the most well-adjusted fellow.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

What an interesting case. I'll be interested to see how it develops.

As it happens (and I am not saying or implying this guy is guilty of rape or murder), being a peeping tom, and similar minor sexual deviancy, can be a reliable marker of later, more aggravated sexual misconduct. It's possible this guy took his fixation to another level, and there's no way of knowing whether there are more victims as well.

I, too, am wary of making too much from the rather inflammatory way the images on his computer are described, but it is interesting. Most men, I think, prefer pornographic materials in which the parties involved appear to be enjoying themselves, and would be repulsed by real or simulated torture or rape. OTOH, there is certainly a thriving industry for bondage porn, so perhaps I'm just sheltered . . .

 

[GoingUp]

this guy is gonna be someones bitch in the pen for sure.

 

[sygyzy]

I wonder if the pictures are dipicting staged torturings and rapes? Or if they are actual pictures. It'd make a huge difference and I bet it's the former rather than the latter.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
Most men, I think, prefer pornographic materials in which the parties involved appear to be enjoying themselves, and would be repulsed by real or simulated torture or rape. ATOH, there is certainly a thriving industry for bondage porn, so perhaps I'm just sheltered . . .

I think most kinky folk preffer both, actually. We all know there are masochists in the world (I'm sure you've heard the phrase "hurts so good") and sadists as well. (Ever seen "Quills"?) My guess is that the average guy who enjoys BDSM porn likes it both for the surface appearance that the subject doesn't enjoy it, as well as the underlying reality that the subject does in fact enjoy it. (If that makes sense)

The line between kinky and deranged does seem to be, as you described, whether or not you like things where the parties involved are enjoying themselves. If this guy enjoys these pictures only because of the surface appearances and endeavors to avoid anything where both parties are enjoying themselves then I think there might be a question of how well-adjusted he is.