Hwang Ui Jo, a soccer player from the Korean national team, has been embroiled in a sex tape scandal since May.
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A few months ago, the soccer player gained attention after an unidentified user took to Instagram claiming that they were an ex-lover of Hwang, accusing him of cheating and gaslighting. The user also made accusations against Hwang for filming sexual encounters with women secretly. They posted a video of a woman with a naked man, which they claimed was Hwang.
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Hwans denied the allegations later that month, claiming that the videos were leaked by a hacker who had blackmailed him and not by any former lover. He also sued the poster for defamation and blackmail.
The individual was arrested on November 16 on charges of blackmail and leaking the footage. But after analyzing the leaked footage, the Seoul police agency summoned Hwang for questioning, suspecting the video to be taken without consent.
Hwang appeared before the police on Saturday, November 18, and his legal representatives officially denied claims that the videos were filmed illegally.
In the videos, his ex-girlfriend can be seen. What we are sure of is that the videos were agreed on by his ex-girlfriend at that time, and Hwang Ui Jo does not have the videos currently. He did not leak them either.
— Hwang’s legal representative
However, on November 21, the woman who was in the leaked videos with Hwang, came forward, refuting the claims made by his lawyers. She confirmed that the videos were taken without her consent.
The victim dated Hwang for a while in the past, but she did not consent to filming such videos and asked him to delete it. The victim could not report the incident or blame Hwang as she was afraid of [the video] being leaked.
— The victim’s attorney
The victim’s side also claimed that a few months ago, Hwang reached out to her, asking her to sue the online poster to quickly catch them. In the end, the victim ended up filing complaints against both the online user and Hwang.
While the case is expected to take a more intense turn with the victim’s testimony, netizens reacted to the news demanding Hwang be punished for his crimes.
| theqoo “Crazy b*stard.” “Just another typical Korean man, even on the national team. Playing in the professional league is a matter of the club’s ethics, but he should be kicked out of the national team. What is this?” “Even when he was playing in the domestic league in the past, wasn’t there a cheating scandal on Instagram? Looks like he took it to another level to have committed a crime like this.” “I hope he pays for what he did.” “For f*ck’s sake, stop drafting him for the national team. It’s not like he’s irreplaceable.” “Expel him from the national team.” “Wow, we really don’t need a person like this at the World Cup qualifiers. The other players are doing well even without him, so I hope we don’t see him on the national team.” “WTF? Kick him out.”
