HANOVER, Md. — An instructor at Lion Choi’s taekwondo studio in Hanover, Maryland, has been arrested for a sex offense involving a minor. Police are now searching for more potential victims.
Back in September of 2021, the Anne Arundel County Police Department was told by the Department of Social Services (DSS) about a case involving an instructor at Lion Choi’s taekwondo studio in the 2000 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover.
According to the police department, the victim was 17 years old at the time they were interviewed at the Anne Arundel County Child Advocacy Center in September of last year
During this interview, the victim said they were being sexually abused by the suspect, who police were able to positively identify as Steve Choi, a 42-year-old-man living in West Friendship, Maryland.
The victim told investigators that the sexual abuse started when they were 14 years old.
The Child Abuse Unit in Anne Arundel County, along with members of DSS, were able to investigate this claim further, by getting more potential evidence and conducting more interviews about the alleged abuse.
Once both the Abuse unit and DSS concluded their investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Choi with multiple crimes associated with the sex abuse of a minor, according to police. On August 16, 2022, the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
Police say this is still a very active investigation and they ask anyone who could have more information on this alleged abuse or other alleged incidents involving Choi to contact the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit at 410-222-4733. One can also remain anonymous by calling the Anne Arundel County Tip Line at 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
