A South Korean woman who blackmailed former Tottenham Hotspur soccer player Son Heung-min, who currently plays for MLS side Los Angeles FC, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
A 20-year-old boy, whose surname was revealed to be Yan, was found guilty of extortion for claiming to be pregnant.Son Heung-min appeared as a witness in a closed-door trial last November and testified against Yang, who was accused of extorting 300 million won (approximately $205,000) from a soccer player in June.
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The incident allegedly occurred after Yang sent for an ultrasound test, threatening to reveal her pregnancy. Ms. Yang and her boyfriend, Mr. Yeon, also tried to extort an additional 70 million won. In fact, Song was not the first person to be approached by another man who did not respond to 20-year-old Yang’s threats.
The court said Ms Yang never confirmed the identity of the father after she discovered she was pregnant. It added that the victim, Mr Son, was a celebrity who was vulnerable to such crimes, which the defendants used to obtain large sums of money, and that the crimes were “heinous in nature”. It also said the victim had suffered “substantial emotional distress.”
