SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A lady has been sentenced to 4 years in jail for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min, a South Korean court docket mentioned Monday.
The girl, recognized solely as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million gained ($204,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photograph of a child that she claimed was his and demanding cash to remain silent.
She later conspired with a person, recognized as Yong, to attempt to extort extra money from Son.
The Seoul Central District Court docket on Monday mentioned Yang “lied” to Son, though she hadn’t confirmed whose baby she was carrying.
The court docket mentioned Yang denied the costs of extortion and tried extortion. Yong, who confessed, was sentenced to 2 years in jail, in response to the court docket.
The 33-year-old Son is amongst Asia’s best gamers. After a decade at Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League, the South Korean star joined LAFC in August.
South Korean information company, Yonhap, reported in Might {that a} ladies in her 20s and a person in his 40s had been detained on suspicion of making an attempt to blackmail Son in June of final yr whereas he was nonetheless at Tottenham.
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