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Daegun Chun (born 1969) is a Korean-born pastor based in Toronto who became the subject of national media attention in Canada following his 2015 arrest as part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s "Project Confidence" investigation into alleged human trafficking activities.[1][2]
The charges against him were later stayed without proceeding to trial.[1]
Early life
Chun was born in South Korea in 1969. He later immigrated to the United States and became a permanent resident of Canada in 1994.[3]
According to WorldKorean News, Chun reportedly received a master's degree from Duke University.[4]
Career
Chun worked as a pastor in the Korean Methodist Church, as a practitioner of Chinese holistic medicine, and as a marketing manager at Northern Lights, a Toronto-based private school serving primarily international students.[3]
The school had been licensed for over a decade and offered programs including ESL instruction, business and finance courses, and vocational training.[3]
Project Confidence investigation
In 2015, Chun was arrested as part of "Project Confidence", a nationwide investigation led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police into an alleged prostitution and human trafficking network.[2]
CBC News reported that multiple individuals were charged in connection with the investigation, which spanned several provinces and was described by police as a large-scale organized crime operation.[5]
According to reporting cited by the National Post, investigators alleged that Chun had been in contact with two individuals identified in media reports as "Jay" and "Renee", who were suspected of operating parts of the network.[3]
Police documents cited in media coverage stated that authorities believed apartments linked to Chun were being used for illegal sex work and that he had assisted certain women with visa or immigration-related matters.[3]
Police later alleged that Chun's school functioned as a front for what they described as a large-scale sex-trafficking operation.[1]
Legal proceedings
Following his arrest in 2015, Chun was held in custody while the case proceeded through the courts.[3]
Media reports stated that he remained detained for nearly three years before prosecutors entered a stay of proceedings in 2018, effectively halting the prosecution without a trial.[3]
A stay of proceedings means that the charges are suspended and no verdict is rendered, although the Crown retains the ability to reinstate the charges within a specified period under Canadian law.[1]
CBC News later reported that the charges were ultimately withdrawn and no conviction was registered against Chun.[1]
Civil lawsuit
In 2024, Chun filed a civil lawsuit against the RCMP, seeking $100 million in damages.[1]
According to CBC News, the lawsuit alleges that RCMP officers made significant investigative errors during Project Confidence, including mistranslating statements from Korean witnesses, relying on questionable information from co-accused individuals, and misinterpreting aspects of Chun’s operation of a private school.[1]
The lawsuit further claims that police publicly portrayed Chun as the mastermind of a large-scale sex-trafficking ring, causing irreparable damage to his professional and personal reputation.[1]
CBC also reported that Chun spent 32 months in detention before being released on bail in 2017, and that he learned the charges had been stayed only when he appeared in court in 2018 for what was expected to be the start of his trial.[1]
Chun has stated that the arrest and prosecution severely impacted his ability to secure employment, financial services, and community support.[1]
Media coverage
In 2024, the case was featured on the South Korean investigative television program Unanswered Questions (그것이 알고싶다) on SBS.[6]
The program revisited the Project Confidence investigation and presented Chun’s account, including his claims that he was wrongfully accused and detained for 32 months without a trial.[6]
An international version of the broadcast is also available via SBS's official YouTube channel.[7]
The case was also discussed in a 2025 Korean-language column in The AsiaN, which framed Chun's experience in relation to the treatment of overseas Koreans and questions of state protection abroad.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daegun Chun sues RCMP over Project Confidence sex-trafficking case". CBC News. 2024.
- ^ a b "RCMP breaks up Canada-wide prostitution ring". CTV News. 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rinaldi, Luc (2024). "The RCMP Said He Was a Sex-Trafficking Kingpin. 'They Destroyed My Life.'". National Post.
- ^ "성매매 혐의 전대근 목사 9년만에 1억 달러 소송 제기". WorldKorean News (in Korean). 2015.
- ^ "Alleged ringleaders of prostitution network appear in Montreal court". CBC News. 2015.
- ^ a b "캐나다 불법 성매매 조직의 보스가 한인 목사? 9년만에 밝혀진 새로운 진실!". SBS (in Korean).
- ^ "캐나다 불법 성매매 조직의 보스가 한인 목사? 9년만에 밝혀진 새로운 진실!". YouTube (SBS 그것이 알고싶다) (in Korean).
- ^ Lee, Sang-ki (2025-09-07). "[발행인 칼럼] 해외에서 체인에 묶이고 억울한 옥살이하는 한국인들, 국가는 과연 무엇인가?". The AsiaN (in Korean).
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