SEOUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A South Korean girl who demanded cash from nationwide workforce captain and Main League Soccer participant Son Heung-min claiming she was pregnant together with his youngster was sentenced to 4 years in jail on Monday for extortion, Yonhap information company reported.
A girl in her 20s identified by her surname Yang was indicted earlier this yr for threatening to make her being pregnant public and receiving 300 million gained ($205,000) in return for her silence, after which she tried to get an extra 70 million gained.
A person in his 40s was additionally indicted for conspiring together with her.
The Seoul Central District Court docket sentenced Yang to 4 years in jail and the male confederate to 2 years in jail, Yonhap reported.
The defendants used Son’s fame and his “vulnerability” to the kind of crime they have been committing, inflicting important psychological anguish for him, the courtroom was reported as saying within the ruling.
Yang by no means confirmed the identification of the daddy of the kid she was carrying, the courtroom reportedly mentioned.
Son’s representatives couldn’t be reached for remark.
His company has beforehand mentioned Son had identified the girl however had acquired a requirement for cash with fabricated supplies, based on South Korean media.
The general public affairs choose on the courtroom didn’t return cellphone calls in search of affirmation on the sentences. A courtroom official declined to remark.
The contact info for the defendants’ legal professionals was not instantly obtainable. Son moved to MLS workforce Los Angeles FC from Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspur earlier this yr.