Sex-video scandal: South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo gets suspended jail term

South Korean international footballer Hwang Ui-jo on Friday received a suspended jail term for filming sexual encounters with women without their consent, the country's Yonhap news agency said.

The 32-year-old former Premier League forward pleaded guilty in court in October.

He said in a prepared statement to the judge at the time: "I offer my sincerest apologies to the victims who have suffered because of my wrongdoings. I sincerely plead for the utmost leniency."

Hwang, who was with Nottingham Forest but now plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor, had initially claimed he was innocent before admitting the offences in court.

The scandal came to light when Hwang's sister-in-law posted private explicit videos of Hwang in an attempt to blackmail him in June 2023. She is now serving three years in prison for blackmail.