Dae Sung Kim, a former Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, has been sentenced to six months in prison and five years of supervised release for attempting to coerce a woman seeking assistance into prostitution.
Kim, 36, of Auburn, Massachusetts, pled guilty in February 2025 to one count of attempting to induce someone to cross state lines to engage in prostitution.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley described Kim’s acts as a “brazen abuse of power.” He utilized his position to obtain the personal details of a vulnerable woman who had recently lost her job and was applying for disability payments.
The event started in March 2024, when Kim met with the victim at the Gardner SSA field office. Shortly after their encounter, he called her on his private mobile phone using her personal information from the SSA’s computer. He explained that he recognized her “difficult situation” and proposed they “could work something out that would benefit them both.”
The inquiry indicated that Kim tried to pay the woman for sex and discussed a price via text messages and phone calls. He continued to solicit for several months, even after law enforcement took over communication by impersonating the victim.
Kim eventually suggested that the woman travel from her home in another state to a hotel parking lot in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he offered her $100 for sex in his car. Law enforcement approached him and arrested him when he arrived at the location in October 2024.
“This kind of predatory behavior has no place in public service, or anywhere else,” Foley stated, emphasizing the commitment of her office to reduce the demand for commercial exploitation. Michelle Anderson, Acting Inspector General for the SSA, called the defendant’s behavior a “shocking abuse of power,” noting he “attempted to exploit a vulnerable, disabled mother.”
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