While soccer player Hwang Ui Jo sued a netizen who uploaded posts and videos revealing his private life on SNS, it is argued that Hwang Ui Jo could also be subject to legal punishment. This is because it is a crime if Hwang Ui Jo filmed videos without the woman’s consent.
Lawyer Yang Ji Min told YTN The News on June 27th, “If the woman consented to the filming and there’s no special problem with Hwang Ui Jo’s possession, it can be seen as a relationship between the two.“
However, if the woman says “I didn’t know such videos were filmed when we were dating“, the Sexual Violence Punishment Act against Hwang Ui Jo will be established.
Lawyer Yang explained, “These days, courts are very strict about sex crimes. Even if there’s only one tape, there’s a high possibility of a prison sentence. It’s a dangerous situation if there are multiple victims.“
Earlier on June 25th, netizen A, who claimed to be Hwang Ui Jo’s ex-lover, sparked controversy as she posted videos and said on SNS, “Hwang Ui Jo’s cell phone has videos and photos collected by gaslighting dozens of women. There are also things that are unknown whether they were taken with the women’s consent. Isn’t this a crime?“
The post and videos have now been deleted, but they spread rapidly through various online communities and SNS.
According to A’s claim, Hwang Ui Jo can be punished under the “Sexual Violence Punishment Act” (Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes). Article 14 (1) of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act stipulates that “a person who uses a camera to film a person’s body that can cause sexual desire or shame against the will of the person subject to the filming is sentenced to up to 7 years in prison or fined up to 50 million won“.
In this regard, Hwang Ui Jo’s side explained that it was not true and took legal action. According to Hwang Ui Jo’s lawyer, Hwang Ui Jo’s cell phone was stolen on November 4th last year when he was living in his Greek team’s accommodation, and from early last month, he received threatening messages such as “I’ll spread (photos)“, “Look forward to it“, “It’ll be fun if they are released“…
As he did not respond to threats, videos related to his private life spread as part of retaliation.
Source: Wikitree
