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| YouTuber Daud Kim makes an apology video and talks about the sexual assault case that was filed against him in a video posted on Wednesday./ Capture from YouTube |
By Lee Hyo-jin
Korean Muslim YouTuber Daud Kim has come under fire for allegedly attempting to rape a woman last year, prior to his highly publicized conversion last year, and internet users have raised speculations that he may not be a true convert and faithful to Islam.
Kim, a content creator in his 20s with more than 2.27 million subscribers, posts videos in English about living as a Muslim in Korea. He has gained many Muslim followers from around the world after he openly converted to Islam from Christianity last September.
The rape accusation was raised Monday through a TikTok video posted by a foreign woman claiming Kim attempted to sexually assault her.
In an undated video, Kim is shown putting on his underwear and trousers at the bottom of a set of stairs in the woman's home while she can be heard crying.
"Kim tried to rape me on the day I arrived in Korea. I wanted to gather more evidence but he blocked me on social media. He is deceiving millions of followers," read the caption for the TikTok post.
After the video was widely spread on social media, Kim posted an apology Wednesday. He admitted the incident had occurred on June 27 last year, but said he had reached a settlement with the victim.
"She (the victim) invited me into her house but I don't remember clearly what happened as I was drunk. I apologized to her several days later," Kim said.
Shortly after his public apology, the victim created the Twitter account @CancelDaudkim and elaborated on the incident, claiming that Kim did not receive any punishment.
"The police assured me that Kim will be punished regardless of the agreement but this turned out to be false. His lawyer persuaded me to settle saying that 'He has a bright career ahead of him,'" she wrote.
The victim alleged that Kim is actually not a faithful Muslim, as he was seen drinking in bars and hanging out with women.
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