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63-year-old Brookfield man receives prison sentence for 2018 sexual assault in Danbury

Yong Sik Kim was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, according to the state’s Division of Criminal Justice.
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DANBURY, Conn. — A 63-year-old Brookfield man was sentenced to prison on Thursday for a 2018 sexual assault in Danbury, according to a release from the state’s Division of Criminal Justice.

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Yong Sik Kim received a five-year prison sentence, execution suspended after 27 months served, and 15 years of probation, the release said. It noted that evidence at trial revealed that Kim sexually assaulted a co-worker at the victim’s residence, and prosecutors introduced DNA evidence to corroborate the victim’s assertions.  

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On Feb. 14, Kim was found guilty by a jury in Danbury Superior Court for third-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault of an elderly person, according to the release.

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Kim’s five-year prison sentence, with its execution suspended after 27 months, was relative to the third-degree sexual assault count, while he received a 364-day sentence relative to the third-degree assault on an elderly person; that sentence will run concurrent to the sexual assault count, the release said.

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