Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Man jailed for sex video extortion
A man, 29, has been sentenced to two years in prison for secretly filming a video of him having sex with a married woman and extorting money from her. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A man, 29, has been put behind bars for secretly filming himself having sex with a married woman and extorting money from her.
The Ulsan District Court sentenced the man, whose identity is being withheld, to two years in prison Thursday for filming a sex video without consent and extorting 16 million won ($14,000) from the woman after threatening to leak the video to her family.
The two began a relationship through a chat app in November 2017. After a year, they met at a motel in Ulsan and had sex, which the man filmed without her knowledge. He also discovered her family members' phone numbers after searching her phone.
Three days later, he blackmailed her with the video, saying he would show it to her husband and other family members if she refused to give him 10 million won. He received the money, but he did not stop blackmailing her, extorting an extra 6 million won.