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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Footballer handed suspended jail term for filming sexual encounter with woman

South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo leaves after receiving a sentence over his sex-video scandal at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on 14 February 2025 - (AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo received a suspended one-year jail sentence on Friday for illegally filming sexual encounters with a woman without her consent.

The 32-year-old, who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor, was suspended from the national team in 2023 amid the allegations. The striker was indicted for secretly filming two women without their consent on four occasions between June and September 2022.

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