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Posted at 2:34 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2006

'Lost' star collects donations for sex abuse center

Jaymes Song
Associated Press

No one had any trouble finding "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim today.

Kim, who plays Korean thug "Jin" on ABC's hit castaway drama, was at the State Capitol collecting money, clothes, books, stuffed animals and coffee mugs for the Sex Abuse Treatment Center at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.

He also posed for photos and signed autographs for donors and fans.

Kim said the cast and crew are currently filming episode 22 of 24 in the second season of 'Lost.'

He wouldn't divulge much about what was happening leading up to the season finale of the stealthy show.

"It's just jam packed with a lot of action," he said. "There should be a lot for our fans to take in and digest."

Actress Brittany Perrineau, 30, wife of "Lost" star Harold Perrineau (Michael), is the honorary co-chairwoman of the "Clothes Off Our Backs" drive, sponsored by state Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu.

Brittany Perrineau, who was with Kim at the capitol, said she is a survivor of abuse as a child and teen dating violence.

The cause "really hits close to home," she said. "I feel really fortunate to come out of it and realize there are people on the other side willing to help."

She said the center needs outfits for all ages because clothes of some of the sexual assault victims are collected for testing and kept as evidence, so they need something else to wear.

"Although a new outfit or stuffed animal will not cure someone's pain, it really may help that person feel comforted and worthy of love and compassion," she said.