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Photographer accused of sexually assaulting body paint model

Anh Do.
By Anh Do
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A photographer who allegedly attacked a Korean model and threatened her with deportation if she refused to perform sexual acts has been arrested and police said they are looking for additional victims.

Jung Park allegedly placed ads for Simple Touch Entertainment seeking body paint models, Los Angeles police said in a statement.

The ads appeared in Korean newspapers, online and on radio broadcasts, police said.

In an Oct. 26 incident, police said the 41-year-old photographer met in Koreatown with a potential body paint model and asked her to disrobe and pose for nude photos. Investigators said Park then touched the woman and attempted to rape her.

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When the woman refused his advances, Park told her that he would report her to Immigration and Naturalization Services, police said.

Park is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Investigators now are asking anyone who thinks they may be a victim to come forward or contact Det. Deann Maltos or Det. John Runyon, who speaks Korean, at (213) 473-0447. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

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Anh Do

Anh Do, the community engagement editor at the Los Angeles Times, works across the newsroom to spotlight our journalists and journalism, bringing our diverse talent closer to the audiences they serve via virtual and live events. She’s a member of the recruiting team and also represents the paper in communicating with the public who have questions about The Times’ journalistic standards and practices. Before this job, she spent 11 years in Metro covering Asian American issues and general assignments. A second-generation journalist, she has reported for the Seattle Times, the Orange County Register and Nguoi Viet Daily News. Do, born in Saigon, is a graduate of USC with degrees in journalism and English. Her writing on culture and trauma has won awards from Columbia University and the Asian American Journalists Assn. She received Yale’s Poynter Fellowship in Journalism and, in 2016, was part of The Times team that won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attacks. Apart from words, she’s passionate about all things canine, spending nearly three decades supporting dog rescue around the globe.

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