N. Korea's other Otto Warmbier. THE family of an American who vanished on a hiking trip say he was kidnapped to become Kim's English tutor. And they want their son to get out alive. Source 4t.
Mormon Kidnapped In North Korea To Teach Kim (Hover)
Once again you have a late teen or early 20 something who felt that he could go into this repressed country and have nothing bad happen to him. I am sure he will be released when his usefulness is over and he will probably be forever changed if not killed like Otto was.
This happened back in 2004 so I don't know what the political situation was like but 13 years is a long time to keep someone in prison. I don't know if he is literally in prison but if he is not able to leave maybe he is in prison even if he isn't surrounded by metal bars. Maybe he can be an example for the North Korean leadership and get the Lord to soften their hearts.
I seriously doubt that. The North Korea Regime has been like this since I was over there back in 1983-1985 and again in 1988. Nothing has changed so I doubt he is going to soften them any at all. Yes I know he has been there for a long time. But the situation have not changed since he has been there and in some ways has gotten worse.