2 women attacked at Case Western Reserve University win multi-million dollar lawsuit
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Two women attacked at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) by a student, just won a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Matia awarded the women a total of $10,109, 824.29.
The attack happened on Dec. 16, 2022.
Aiden Kim was a CWRU student living at Triangle Tower Two, part of university’s student housing complex.
According to court documents, Kim, of Stevens Ranch, California, took an unknown amount of a hallucinogenic drug and punched a friend in the face hard enough to fracture the man’s nose.
Kim then wandered through the building and encountered a woman who worked for Capstone On-Campus Management, the company that cleans and maintains student housing.
The woman had just put her cart in a supply closet when Kim pushed her inside, knocked her to the floor, and pinner her down. He then punched her face, head and body repeatedly and kicked her in the chest.
The woman managed to grab an aerosol cleaning can and sprayed him in the face.
Kim then ran out of the building and another woman working for Capstone On-Campus Management held the exterior doors shut to prevent him from coming back inside.
The woman and a second person then went outside to keep an eye on Kim until police arrived.
Kim then charged at them both, knocking the woman to the ground.
"You can’t beat up two women in Cleveland and just hop on a plane to Los Angeles like nothing happened," Cleveland personal injury attorney Tom Merriman said. “This is an important first step to holding Aiden Kim accountable.”
In May 2023, Kim pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault and was sentenced to a mandatory minimum of one year in prison, up to a maximum of three years in prison.
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