Last week the Munhwa Ilbo, in one of Naver’s most-viewed articles for the week, took a look at the disturbing details of Kim Su-cheol’s first days in prison after his most recent arrest.

“How long do I have to live in prison?”

45-year-old Kim Su-cheol, arrested for brutally sexually assaulting a second-grader, asked that question at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul on the 10th. He spoke calmly without inquiry about the condition of his victim. It was a moment that showed he is truly an animal with a human face.

According to a member of the Yeongdeungpo Police Sation, he had spent three days in prison since being arrested on the 7th and had slept well and not missed a single meal.

Kim congratulated the investigators on a job well done and made a full confession but while confined he has shown no signs of a remorseful attitude, caring only about the punishment he is to receive.

An employee of the prison said, “Kim asked us how long he has to stay in prison, thinking only about himself, and doesn’t care at all about the victim or show any sense of guilt.”

Kim, who had jus sexually assaulted an eight-year old-girl, told investigators “I feel good, I slept really well” and made other dumbfounding statements which show what a cold-blooded person he is.

Kim also told investigators, “on the morning of the crime I couldn’t find a job so I got angry, drank two bottles of soju by myself and then committed the crime.” Later he said, “I have a mental illness and was treated in a hospital for it,” appearing to be attempting to lessen his crime by saying it was committed under the influence of drugs.

That morning Kim, who had not yet been targeted by the investigation, ate a breakfast of fried egg, soup, sweet potato, and kimchi before washing up and resting.