Hwang Ui-jo's Private Life Leaker and Threatener Is His Brother-in-Law... Sent to Detention

A woman who was arrested on charges of distributing private information and threatening soccer national team player Hwang Ui-jo has been confirmed to be Hwang's sister-in-law. The police have sent the sister-in-law to the prosecution.

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On the 22nd, the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that they had arrested and sent woman A, who is accused of distributing photos and videos of Hwang and the woman together and threatening him.

It was confirmed that A is Hwang's sister-in-law. A reportedly acted as Hwang's manager, accompanying Hwang's older brother on overseas business trips. However, the circumstances under which A committed the crime have not been disclosed.

A is accused of claiming to be Hwang's lover on social networking services (SNS) in June and distributing photos and videos of Hwang with other women. Hwang's side claimed that after his phone was stolen locally in Greece in November last year, he was continuously threatened. On June 26, Hwang's side filed a complaint against A for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act and for threats and coercion using filmed materials under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. A was arrested on the 16th.

Meanwhile, Hwang is facing charges of illegal filming. Law firm Daehwan, representing Hwang, stated on the 20th in a press release that "(the video) was filmed with mutual consent between the couple at the time," but Lee Eun-hee, the legal representative of Hwang's ex-girlfriend, denied this, saying the video was filmed without consent. Lee also announced that she filed a complaint against Hwang for illegal filming.

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