Man accused of extorting W200 million with 'sex with my wife' scheme

By Park Si-soo

A man allegedly used his wife's body to extort 200 million won ($1.77 million) from a wealthy neighbor, police said Monday.

The man, 37, was arrested and his wife, 36, is being investigated, according to Jeonju police.

According to police, in September 2015, despite financial difficulties, the man borrowed 90 million won from a wealthy neighbor to start a business. To raise more funds, he came up with an ethically unthinkable scheme: selling his wife's body.

He suggested that his wife have sex with the neighbor and the wife agreed. The wife invited the rich neighbor to a motel where they had sex in May last year. The husband ambushed the neighbor on his way out of the motel and threatened to call police.

The neighbor gave him 150 million won on three occasions in exchange for closing the case.

But the neighbor soon realized something was wrong and called police. Police checked the couple's text messages, which confirmed criminal collusion of the two.