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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.
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