South Korean Footballer Hwang Ui-jo Receives Suspended Sentence for Non-Consensual Filming

The former national team striker was convicted of secretly recording a sexual encounter and handed a one-year suspended jail term.

Hwang Ui-jo, 32, was convicted of filming a sexual encounter without consent and received a one-year jail sentence suspended for two years.
The Seoul Central District Court acquitted him in one case but found him guilty in another involving four instances of illegal filming in 2022.
Hwang expressed remorse, pleaded guilty in October 2024, and apologized to the victims and his fans during court proceedings.
The case gained attention after Hwang's sister-in-law attempted to blackmail him by sharing explicit videos, leading to her own three-year prison sentence.
Hwang, who last played for the South Korean national team in 2023, now plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor and faces potential expulsion from the national team due to his conviction.