South Korean teen rapist’s lawyer asks for leniency because he is ‘polite’

The prosecution had sought imprisonment for a student who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman in her 40s. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH via The Straits Times/ANN

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): The lawyer for a South Korean teenager, who is facing charges for raping and robbing a woman, pleaded for his client’s leniency, saying that he is “polite” student.

“He was a polite and delicate student who shed tears even when scolded by the teacher,” a statement by the lawyer of the 15-year-old middle school student said, asking for leniency despite admitting that the teen had committed a serious crime deserving severe punishment.