유명 사립학교에 재학중인 10대 한인 청소년이 집단 성폭행에 가담한 혐의로 성인 법정에서 재판을 받게 됐다.  
재판부는 미성년자 사건을 성인 법정으로 이관한 배경에 대해 “너무나도 심각하고 잔혹하며, 극도로 충격적인 범죄이기 때문”이라고 밝혔다.   
네바다주 클라크카운티 제8지방법원의 디 버틀러 판사는 라스베이거스의 유명 사립학교인 도슨 스쿨의 동급생 집단 성폭행 사건과 관련, 한인 도미닉 김(15)군의 사건을 성인 재판부로 이관하겠다고 지난 5일 결정했다.  
지역 매체 등에 따르면 김군 등 도슨 스쿨 재학생 4명은 지난해 코스타리카 수학여행 중 한 여학생을 집단 성폭행하고 이 모든 과정을 촬영해 자신의 소셜미디어(SNS) 계정에 저장하고, 이를 다른 학생들에게 공유했다. 또 피해 여학생에게 신고할 경우 해당 영상을 공개하겠다고 협박한 혐의를 받고 있다.  

A teen who police said participated in a brutal group sexual assault against another student on a class trip to Costa Rica last year appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday.

Dominic Kim is charged as an adult at the age of 15 after a judge moved his case to the adult system last week, and called the allegations serious, heinous, and egregious. 

Las Vegas Metro police said the victim and the four teens who sexually assaulted him were eighth graders at The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain last April. Kim was 14 years old.

Kim walked into the courtroom in jail clothing and handcuffs for a brief appearance on Tuesday morning. He did not wait inside the courtroom for his hearing with other inmates. His attorney, Joshua Tomsheck, said he posted bail and is in the process of getting fitted for an electronic monitor. 

Records show Judge Daniel Westmeyer set bail at $30,000, issued a no-contact order, allowed Kim to have a flip phone only for electronic monitoring purposes, and ordered the teen to surrender his passport upon release, use the Internet for scholastic purposes only, and have no contact with minors.

Kim is the second teen in the case moved to the adult system. He is charged with possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a child, and two counts of child abuse, neglect, or endangerment.

The 8 News Now Investigators obtained the criminal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney’s office. Prosecutors allege that images of the sexual assault were found in Kim’s Snapchat account, CUCUMBERS345, and that he showed images to other teens, who are also named victims. 

At least one of those teens told his parents, which helped spur the investigation. 

Clark County District Court Judge Dee Butler certified Kim as an adult Thursday afternoon after lengthy arguments from both the prosecution and defense.