South Korean Footballer Ui-jo Hwang Faces Four-Year Prison Sentence
Hwang admitted to filming sexual encounters without consent, after initially denying the charges in a Seoul court.
- Prosecutors in Seoul are seeking a four-year prison term for Ui-jo Hwang, a striker for Turkey's Alanyaspor.
- Hwang confessed to the charges during the final hearing, having initially pleaded not guilty.
- The case came to light in June 2023 when Hwang's sister-in-law attempted to blackmail him by releasing private videos.
- Hwang previously played for Nottingham Forest in England and has been suspended from the South Korean national team since November 2023.
- The court is expected to deliver its verdict on December 18.