Lee Young-hak
South Korean cementoma sufferer
Lee Young-hak (Korean: 이영학, born 26 July 1982) is a criminal from South Korea.
Biography
Born in Yeongju, South Gyeongsang Province, He was raised in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. He is one of only a handful of patients ever recorded to be suffering from Gigantiform cementoma. His daughter, Ayun Lee, also has the condition, which has led scientists to believe that there may be a hereditary component to the disease. The father and daughter pair are the only known cases in Korea.
Because the surgery to remove the tumors left Lee with only his molars, he became known as "Molar Daddy" and his story was publicized in mass media. He also penned a book called Molar Daddy's Happiness.
Crimes
On 5 September 2017 his wife, Choe Mi-sun, died. It became controversial whether she killed herself or was murdered. However, stories emerged that Choe was forced into prostitution by her husband and had been repeatedly raped by her father-in-law.
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