Hwang Ui-jo sex tapes were filmed without consent, woman in video says

Hwang Ui-jo [NEWS1]

A woman who was in leaked videos of her sexual encounter with footballer Hwang Ui-jo said Hwang filmed the videos without consent, rebutting Hwang's claim she gave him consent.

"The victim dated Hwang for a while in the past, but she did not consent to filming such videos and asked him to delete it," the woman's attorney said in a statement on Tuesday. "The victim could not report the incident or blame Hwang as she was afraid of [the video] being leaked."

The incident stems from an Instagram post in June shared by an unidentified user who claimed to be an ex-lover of Hwang. The user even posted a video in which a naked man was with a woman. The poster claimed the man was Hwang.

She also accused Hwang of filming sexual encounters without consent and having sexual relationships with multiple women at the same time.

Hwang denied the allegations later that month and sued the poster for defamation and blackmail.

The individual was arrested on Thursday on charges of blackmail and leaking the footage.

The Seoul police agency analyzed the leaked footage and summoned Hwang for questioning on suspicion of filming the videos without consent.

Hwang appeared before the police on Saturday.

Hwang departed for China on Sunday to play the Korean national team's World Cup qualifier against China on Tuesday.

He is set to fly back to Britain and join his team, Norwich City, after Tuesday's match.

BY LEE JI-YOUNG, PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]