A man accused of sexual assault and kidnapping waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning, ahead of a possible plea.
Jimmy Carter Kim is expected to plead guilty on March 10 to 3 counts of sexual assault with a minor and an additional count of sexual assault involving an adult. He had been facing 83 charges, including dozens of counts of sexual assault against a child under 16.
Jimmy Carter Kim waives preliminary hearing with expectation of plea deal on March 10. pic.twitter.com/5b7S35tm1W
— Marissa Kynaston (@marissaktnv) March 1, 2016
Kim expected to plead guilty to 3 counts of sexual assault with minor, and additional 1 count sexual assault.
— Marissa Kynaston (@marissaktnv) March 1, 2016
The father of one of the underage victims says a plea deal would mean justice could be served for his daughter. If Kim takes the plea deal, he could face 35 years in prison.
"I'm very satisfied with how the district attorney handled protecting a victim," said the father. "That's very important, and making sure that a monster like him is locked away."
Kim is accused of kidnapping and raping a Bullhead City, Ariz., teenager and locking her in a bedroom for more than a month. He was arrested in December.
The FBI sought more victims in the case and the family of a Henderson girl said their daughter was another victim.
Kim's father, Dennis, said he saw a girl at their North Las Vegas house before the arrest but it didn't seem suspicious.
