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Born in South Korea · Nationality South Korean — Sport / football

Hwang Ui-jo

Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “Distribution of intimate videos and blackmail by sister-in-law, definitively convicted” and “Investigation for "secondary harm" following disclosure of information about complainant, charge ultimately dropped”.

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Profile No. 0377 · Updated on 12 October 2026

3Documented controversies

7Sources

0Formal charge · all time

1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2022–2025

Final conviction for non-consensual sexual filming, with acquittal on charge involving another woman

Conviction

Hwang was prosecuted for repeatedly filming two women without consent in 2022. The court found him guilty of the acts involving one woman but acquitted him of the alleged recording during a video call with another. In September 2025, the appeal court upheld a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years. As neither Hwang nor prosecutors appealed within the prescribed period, the sentence became final.

Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
YonhapCourt upholds suspended jail term for footballer Hwang Ui-jo for illegal filmingMediaHigh reliability
[2]
SBS News'불법 촬영' 황의조, 징역형 집행유예 확정…상고 포기MediaHigh reliability
[3]
YonhapFootballer Hwang Ui-jo given suspended prison term for illegal filmingMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2023–2024

Distribution of intimate videos and blackmail by sister-in-law, definitively convicted

Conviction — against a third party

Protagonist is the victim — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

In 2023, intimate photographs and videos of Hwang Ui-jo were published online and used to blackmail him. The investigation identified the perpetrator as his brother's wife. She was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for disclosing his private life and blackmail, a sentence upheld by the Supreme Court in September 2024.

Attribution: Protagonist is the victim
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 2

[1]
YonhapSupreme Court confirms 3-yr sentence for footballer Hwang's sister-in-law over leak scandalMediaHigh reliability
[2]
YonhapFootball player Hwang's sister-in-law given 3 yrs in prison over leak scandalMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2023–2024

Investigation for "secondary harm" following disclosure of information about complainant, charge ultimately dropped

Case dismissed / dropped — against a third party

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

After a statement issued by Hwang and his lawyer revealed details about a woman accusing him of non-consensual recording, police also investigated him for disclosing information that could potentially identify her. The case was referred to prosecutors, but in July 2024 they dropped this aspect, finding that the information disclosed was insufficient to identify the victim.

Attribution: Protagonist not prosecuted
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 2

[1]
YonhapFootballer additionally booked on charges of secondary harm to sex video victimMediaHigh reliability
[2]
YonhapFootballer Hwang Ui-jo indicted on illegal filming chargesMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

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