NCJ Number
179188
Date Published
1999
Length
218 pages
Annotation
The author was a juror in the trial of Dr. Young Soo Koo, a serial rapist in Indiana who was charged with arranging for his victims to come to him for at least 10 years.
Abstract
Koo came to the United States in 1973, built a medical practice that netted $200,000 a year, drove a Mercedes, lived in a $500,000 house, and owned $2.5 million in real estate. In addition to rape charges, the investigation of Koo covered Medicaid fraud and illicit drug prescription. A key problem in Koo's trial was that victims called the police to tell their stories but were afraid to testify. Nonetheless, Koo was convicted, his conviction was later upheld in the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Indiana, and his medical license was revoked. The author presents details on the trial procedures, based on his experience as a juror and on interviews with the trial judge, the lead police detective, the prosecutor, selected jurors, and the plaintiff. Graphic excerpts from trial testimony and the experiences of victimized women are included. 1 figure