Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Woman jailed for extorting Son Heung-min
A woman named Yang and a man named Yong were sentenced to jail in South Korea.
They tried to get money from a famous soccer player, Son Heung-min, by saying she was pregnant with his child.
They sent him a picture of an ultrasound and asked for a lot of money to keep quiet.
The woman, Yang, said she wasn't lying, but the court said she was.
The man, Yong, admitted what they did.
Yang got four years in jail, and Yong got two years.
Son Heung-min is a very famous soccer player who recently moved to a team in the United States.
A South Korean woman, Yang, was sentenced to four years in jail for extorting Son Heung-min by claiming pregnancy.
A male accomplice, Yong, was sentenced to two years in jail for conspiring with Yang.
Yang demanded 300 million won ($204,000) and later tried to extort more money from Son.
The court noted that Yang lied about the pregnancy and never confirmed the identity of the father of the child she was carrying.
Son Heung-min, a 33-year-old star player, recently joined LAFC after a decade at Tottenham Hotspur.
- Who
- Yang (surname) and Yong (surname)
- What
- Extortion of Son Heung-min by claiming pregnancy
- When
- Sentenced on December 11, 2023
- Where
- Seoul, South Korea
- Why
- To extort money by threatening to reveal a fabricated pregnancy
- Defendant
- Yang (surname)
- Accomplice
- Yong (surname)
- Sentence
- 4 years for Yang, 2 years for Yong
- Amount Extorted
- 300 million won ($204,000) plus additional attempted extortion
- Victim
- Son Heung-min (MLS star)
- Court
- Seoul Central District Court
- Date of Sentencing
- December 11, 2023
Sources
South Korean jailed 4 years for extorting MLS star Son claiming pregnancy, Yonhap says
Son Heung-min Extortion Case: Court Hands 4-Year Prison Term To Woman Who Falsely Claimed Pregnancy For Blackmailing Former Tottenham Star
