South Korean woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min is sentenced | OneFootball

A South Korean woman was sentenced on Monday (8) to four years in prison for blackmailing the country's football star Son Heung-min, claiming she was the mother of his child, according to Seoul media reports.

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The woman, surnamed Yang, extorted 300 million won ($200,000, just over one million reais) from Son last year, after sending the player ultrasound images of a fetus and threatening to make them public.

Allegedly, the criminal spent the money on luxury goods before she and her accomplice, surnamed Yong, tried to obtain another 70 million won from the Los Angeles FC player. Son reported both to the police, which led to the couple’s arrest and indictment.

Court Decision

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Yang to four years in prison for blackmail, according to local media. Her accomplice Yong, with whom she reportedly had a romantic relationship, was sentenced to two years in prison for attempted blackmail, Yonhap news agency reported.

Both have been detained since May. Judge Im Jeong-bin stated that Yang took “extreme actions” to damage Son’s reputation.

“She did not limit herself to simple threats or demands for money, but went further by contacting the press and advertising agencies to exploit Son’s status as a public figure,” the judge said.

Son “suffered considerable psychological problems as a result of the case being made public,” the magistrate added. The captain of the South Korean national team attended a closed hearing of the trial and testified in November as a witness.

It was not explained whether Yang – who, according to local media speculation, may have terminated the alleged pregnancy – was actually pregnant with a child of the 33-year-old athlete, a former Tottenham player.

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