Son Heungmin is pregnant Prosecutors demand five years in prison for threatening 300 million extortion 女...Appearance of closed witnesses, poor crime → appeal for leniency
Nov 28, 2025
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Prosecutors demanded five years in prison for a woman in her 20s and two years for a man in his 40s, respectively, in a final trial on charges of racketeering and attempted racketeering held at the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Chamber 20 by Judge Lim Jung-bin on the 27th.
Yang is accused of extorting 300 million won by sending Son Heung-min a fetal ultrasound picture in June last year and threatening to reveal that he was pregnant with a child. He is also accused of attempting to extort an additional 70 million won by threatening to expose his pregnancy and abortion to the media and Son Heung-min's family in March and May this year.
Yang and Yong were put on trial in June under arrest. Yang initially tried to demand money and valuables by informing a man other than Son Heung-min that he was pregnant. However, when there was no response, it was investigated that he asked Son Heung-min for money and valuables in the second round.
The prosecution said, `Yang cosplayed the victim saying he received alimony, but it cannot be 100% consistent with the actual truth. The case is serious, the crime is poor, and the victim's mental suffering is likely to be significant due to thoroughly planned crimes." Regarding Yong, he asked that the nature of the crime be extremely poor, such as threatening 15 times to extort Geumwon" but that "Please cooperate with the investigation process and take into account the fact that it was only attempted".
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Yang's lawyer said on the same day, `It was not a planned crime, nor did he take an unfair advantage by threatening. As alimony for pregnancy and abortion, there was no intention of blackmail."
In his final statement, Yang said, "(When I announced my pregnancy), my brother (Son Heung-min) asked me to come alone, so I went, but a memorandum was prepared. I sent it because they told me to send them a certified photo of the surgery, and they told me to get rid of my cell phone, so I got rid of it." He also claimed that `I tried to prevent damage to Son Heung-min.' Mr. Yong's side is determined not to repeat the crime after reflecting deeply"Asking for leniency. The court decided to hold a sentencing date on Dec. 8.
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It was the 54th goal of the A-match. He scored a free kick goal in two years and eight months after the match against Colombia in March 2023. Hong Myung-ho won 2-0 with Son Heung-min's winning goal.
Son Heung-min also started in a friendly match against Africa's 『Kangho" Ghana held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 18th. He failed to score goals in two consecutive games, but South Korea won 1-0 with Lee Tae-seok's (Austria Vienna) winning goal. Son Heung-min was replaced in the 17th minute of the second half.
He returned to LA FC after attending witnesses and ended the season on the 23rd. Following a comeback goal in the semifinals of the 2025 U.S. Major League Soccer Cup (PO) Western Conference against the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, he scored a theater equalizer in the second half.
However, he failed to overcome the penalty shootout wall. Son Heung-min was the first kicker but missed. LA FC lost 3–4 in the shootout after a 2–2 draw after 120 minutes of extra time.
Son Heung-min plans to prepare for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup by taking an off-season break.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
