File phot of South Korean worldwide Hwang Ui-jo© Twitter
The sister-in-law of South Korean worldwide Hwang Ui-jo was sentenced to 3 years in jail Thursday for posting non-public specific movies of the footballer on-line and making an attempt to blackmail him. The defendant, who has not been named, was accused of sharing the movies on social media whereas pretending to be an ex-girlfriend accusing him of infidelity. The launch of the movies sparked a separate police investigation into the Nottingham Forest striker over whether or not the sexual encounters have been filmed illegally with out consent. Hwang has denied the allegations and prosecutors have but to clear or formally cost him.
The sister-in-law posted the movies “knowing it would be disseminated indiscriminately”, the Seoul Central District Court mentioned in a verdict, Yonhap information company reported.
“The content has been widely distributed in and out of South Korea… the nature of her crime is very serious,” the courtroom mentioned.
The three-year sentence was a yr lower than prosecutors had demanded.
The defendant’s acknowledgement of the crime and Hwang’s plea for leniency have been considered, the courtroom mentioned.
“I have caused great harm to the victims and I sincerely regret what I have done,” the defendant mentioned in her remaining testimony.
The 31-year-old Hwang, who’s on mortgage from Forest at Turkish membership Alanyaspor, scored in a World Cup qualifier in opposition to Singapore in November.
But the Korea Football Association have since suspended him from the nationwide squad pending the end result of the investigation into the alleged unlawful filming.
The suspension saved him out of the Asian Cup in Qatar.
Hwang has scored 19 targets in 62 appearances for South Korea.
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