(LEAD) Police hunting for suspected child rapist

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SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Seoul police distributed a composite sketch of a
suspected child rapist Monday as they continued to search for the suspect in
another shocking case in which a young girl was attacked in broad daylight.
The suspect, believed to be in his 30s, approached a seven-year-old girl playing
outside her home on Saturday while her parents were out working. The suspect took
her inside her home and raped her, according to the police.
The victim was a Vietnamese-born child whose parents had come to South Korea a
few years ago.
"We have identified the suspect's clothing and motorbike based on the girl's
statement and made a composite sketch of him," a police official said. "We are
looking into criminals who have similar crime records."
The police released the sketch to the public, launching an open investigation, in
an effort to apprehend the man as soon as possible. The suspect was wearing a
black T-shirt and blue jeans with white sneakers at the time of the crime.
Earlier this month, a 44-year-old repeat sex offender was charged with kidnapping
an eight-year-old girl from her elementary classroom and raping her.
Recurring sex crimes against children have prompted the government to introduce
chemical castration, as public consensus grows for extraordinarily tough measures
to curb heinous crimes against minors.
brk@yna.co.kr
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