Ruling party presidential candidate Lee apologizes for his son's alleged gambling

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung, apologized Thursday over gambling allegations involving his son.

The Chosun Ilbo daily reported earlier in the day that a person believed to be one of Lee's sons wrote more than a hundred postings on an online poker game community from early 2019 to mid-2020, including those about his visits to gambling places around Seoul.

"To those who must have been disappointed by my son's foolish behavior, my son and I apologize with a deep bow," Lee said in a press release.

Lee said the person in question is indeed his son.

"My son appears to have yielded to temptation for a certain period of time. ... As a parent, (I am) responsible for the deficiency in my child's education," he said.

Lee said his son is repenting for his past behavior, adding it will not be repeated again in the future.

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