South Korean striker Hwang Ui-jo’s sister-in-law jailed over leak of explicit videos, attempt to blackmail him

The sister-in-law of South Korean international Hwang Ui-jo was on Thursday sentenced to three years in prison for posting private explicit videos of the footballer online and trying to blackmail him.

The defendant, who has not been named, was accused of sharing the videos on social media while pretending to be an ex-girlfriend accusing him of infidelity.

The release of the videos sparked a separate police investigation into the Nottingham Forest striker over whether the sexual encounters were filmed illegally without consent.

Hwang has denied the allegations and prosecutors have yet to clear or formally charge him.

The sister-in-law posted the videos “knowing it would be disseminated indiscriminately”, the Seoul Central District Court said in a verdict, Yonhap news agency reported.

“The content has been widely distributed in and out of South Korea … the nature of her crime is very serious,” the court said.