South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo has publicly apologized for secretly recording sexual encounters together with his companions. Prosecutors acknowledged that the 31-year-old striker filmed intimate moments with two of his companions with out their consent on 4 events between June and September 2022, the BBC reported. 

In response to the Korea Times, prosecutors demanded a four-year jail time period for the footballer. 

Throughout his first court docket look in Seoul on Wednesday, Mr Hwang expressed regret, stating he was “deeply sorry” for inflicting “disappointment.”

Final month, Mr Hwang departed from England’s Nottingham Forest to affix Turkey’s Alanyaspor.

The recordings got here to mild when Mr Hwang’s sister-in-law posted them on social media final June as a part of an try to blackmail him. She was later sentenced to 3 years in jail in September after Hwang filed a lawsuit towards her.

Regardless of the blackmail case, prosecutors continued to pursue costs towards Hwang for illegally filming the movies. They declined to launch details about the ladies concerned to keep away from inflicting additional hurt.

In court docket, Hwang acknowledged, “I cannot do something incorrect sooner or later and can do my greatest as a footballer.”

He added, “I sincerely apologize to the victims affected by my actions, and I’m deeply sorry for the frustration I’ve triggered to everybody who has supported me.”

The sentencing date for Mr Hwang was slated for December 18, 2024.