Prosecution Arrests and Indicts Sister-in-Law for 'Hwang Ui-jo's Private Life Exposure and Threats'
Hwang Ui-jo (31, Norwich City), a soccer player, has had his sister-in-law sent to trial on charges of posting and threatening to reveal his private life.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Jang Hye-young) announced on the 8th that it had arrested and indicted Hwang's sister-in-law, Ms. A, on charges of filming and distributing images using a camera under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, and retaliatory threats under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.
Ms. A is accused of claiming to be Hwang's ex-girlfriend in June and sharing photos and videos of Hwang and women on social networking services (SNS), alleging that Hwang had relationships with multiple women and caused harm.
She is also charged with threatening Hwang by sending messages since May, saying things like "It will be fun if it is released" and "Look forward to it," indicating her intention to distribute the footage.
The police arrested Ms. A, detained her, and transferred the case to the prosecution on the 22nd of last month.
The prosecution conducted supplementary investigations, including questioning related parties and reviewing their mobile phones, bank accounts, and call records, confirming that Ms. A distributed videos of Hwang's private life and threatened him to withdraw his complaint.
The prosecution stated, "To prevent secondary damage, specific criminal charges will not be disclosed," and added, "We requested the Seoul Digital Sexual Crime Safety Support Center to delete the distributed videos to prevent secondary harm."
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Separately from this case, Hwang is under police investigation for illegally filming a sexual partner (filming using a camera under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act). The Korea Football Association has decided not to select Hwang for the national soccer team until the investigation concludes.
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