A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison in Seoul for blackmailing a South Korean soccer star. Son Heung-min.
The woman, who gave her name only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after she sent him an ultrasound photo of a baby she claimed was his and demanded hush money.
She later conspired with a man named Yeon to try to extort more money from Son.
The Seoul Central District Court said on Monday that Yang “lied” to Songwoo, although she did not confirm whose child she was carrying.
The court said Yang denied the charges of extortion and attempted extortion. According to the court's decision, Yun, who confessed, was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Son, 33, is among Asia's greatest footballers. After ten years with Tottenham in the Premier League, he joined LAFC. for a record MLS fee in August. Since then, he has scored 12 goals in 13 appearances for the MLS club.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported in May that a woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s were detained on suspicion of trying to blackmail Son in June last year while he was still at Tottenham.
