February 14 – South Korean international Hwang Ui-jo has received a suspended jail term for filming sexual encounters with a woman without her consent.
The 32-year-old former English Premier League forward pleaded guilty back in October.
“Considering the seriousness of the social harm caused by illegal filming crimes, it is necessary to impose a strict punishment,” Judge Lee Yong-je ruled.
“Mr. Hwang filmed sexual intercourse scenes against the will of the victim using his mobile phone on four occasions.”
The scandal came to light when Hwang’s sister-in-law posted private explicit videos of Hwang in an attempt to blackmail him in June 2023. She is now serving three years in prison for blackmail.
Prosecutors had asked for a four-year jail term for Hwang when they made their closing arguments in the case in October. But the court noted Hwang’s acknowledgement of his wrongdoing and his remorse in handing him a suspended sentence, according to local reports.
Hwang, who was on Nottingham Forest’s books before moving to Alanyaspor in Turkey, has featured more than 60 times for South Korea. He initially claimed he was innocent before admitting the offences in court. He last played for his country in 2023.
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