South Korea footballer Hwang Ui-jo (X)
The videos came to light after Hwang’s sister-in-law shared them on social media last June, in an attempt to blackmail him, for which she was sentenced to three years in prison in September.
Former Premier League and South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo has openly apologized after being caught in a sex tape scandal for having recorded intimate moments with two of his partners.
Prosecutors say the 31-year-old striker filmed sexual encounters with two of his partners without their consent on four occasions between June and September 2022, stated the BCC.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Hwang’s booking was in line with the Sexual Violence Punishment Act’s prohibition of disclosing a victim’s personal information, and prosecutors have now demanded a four-year prison sentence for the footballer.
The videos came to light after Hwang’s sister-in-law shared them on social media last June, in an attempt to blackmail him, for which she was sentenced to three years in prison in September.
Hwang’s illegal filming controversy came to light in June last year when explicit images and videos of him with women surfaced on Instagram. A woman then claimed that Hwang had recorded her during sexual activity without her consent.
In a statement issued in November last year, Hwang maintained that the video was consensual, describing the woman as a married television personality. However, there has been criticism of Hwang for sharing information about the victim that could suggest her identity, potentially causing her secondary harm.
In response to the controversy, the Korea Football Association declared in the same month that Hwang would not be selected for the national team pending the investigation’s outcome, as per The Korea Herald.
“I will not do anything wrong in the future and will do my best as a footballer,” Hwang told the court in Seoul.
“I sincerely apologise to the victims who have been affected by my actions, and I am deeply sorry for the disappointment I have caused to all those who have cared and supported me,” he added.
Hwang, 32, debuted with the South Korean national team in 2015. He has since participated in 62 games, scoring 19 goals for South Korea.
He is presently playing for Norwich City Football Club on loan from Nottingham Forest.
