Overview
- The Central District Court of Seoul sentenced Yang to four years in prison and her former partner Yong to two years for extortion and attempted extortion.
- Investigators found the pair sent a fabricated ultrasound and claimed a pregnancy to obtain about 300 million won in June of the previous year.
- Between March and May this year, they attempted to extract a further 70 million won by threatening to tell Son Heung-min’s family and the media about the alleged pregnancy and an abortion.
- Authorities reported that Yang had previously tried a similar ruse on another person who did not pay.
- Son, a South Korean international now with Los Angeles FC after his Tottenham tenure, was identified as the victim in the case reported by Yonhap.