Lee Sujeong: "Hwang Ui-jo Threatened by Revealing Personal Info as 'Married Broadcaster'... Secondary Harm"

"Statement by Hwang, Released as if Threatening"
Secondary Harm Punishable Under the Basic Act on Prevention of Violence Against Women

Soccer national team player Hwang Ui-jo (31, Norwich City) has been mentioned by Professor Lee Soo-jung as committing 'secondary victimization' and subject to criminal punishment for referring to the woman in the sexual intercourse video as a 'married broadcaster.'

Professor Lee Soo-jung of the Department of Criminal Psychology at Kyonggi University stated in an interview with YTN's 'The News' on the 25th that regarding the conflicting claims between Hwang Ui-jo's side and the victim's side?'it was consensual filming' versus 'no, it was illegal filming'?"Because the victim definitely exists, the legal question is whether the filming was done with consent," adding, "That is why Hwang Ui-jo was changed to a suspect."

She continued, "If the victim consents beforehand, then it is consent; however, if a phone is secretly left on somewhere without the victim noticing, that is not consent," and explained, "The victim's legal representative is saying, 'That is a hidden camera,' and hidden camera filming is severely punished under the illegal filming law."

Professor Lee Su-jeong, Department of Criminal Psychology, Kyonggi University. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

Earlier, the victim's legal representative, lawyer Lee Eun-ui, stated on the 23rd, "Just because the phone was placed in a location where it could be accidentally discovered does not mean the victim could recognize it. There is no mention anywhere that the victim's consent was obtained."

She also strongly refuted Hwang Ui-jo's side's claim that the victim consented to filming, saying, "The victim said, 'I asked to see it, I clearly asked for it to be deleted. I said I absolutely did not want it. So why does it still exist?' That is what she said."

Professor Lee criticized the statement released on the 22nd by Hwang Ui-jo's legal representative, the law firm Daehwan, calling it a threatening public disclosure.

On the 23rd, at an office located in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Lee Eun-ui, the legal representative of the victim in the illegal filming allegation against soccer national team player Hwang Ui-jo, held a press conference to refute Hwang Ui-jo's statement and disclosed messenger conversations between Hwang Ui-jo and the victim.
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The statement from Hwang Ui-jo's legal representative included, "The other woman is a public figure engaged in broadcasting activities and is currently married, so official responses were restrained to prevent identity exposure."

Regarding this, Professor Lee said, "The victim's side said, 'Isn't that ultimately secondary victimization?' If the identity is revealed, the woman's identity is exposed, so it shows how terrifying the footage is. To publicly disclose it like that through a legal representative as if threatening is hard to see as anything but intentional," she pointed out.

When asked by the anchor, "Regardless of whether it was illegal filming, can secondary victimization by exposing identity be punished?" Professor Lee answered, "It can be punished. Various charges can apply, but the Basic Act on the Prevention of Violence Against Women clearly defines secondary damage."

She also emphasized, "Acts that identify the victim against their will and cause them to receive social criticism?these are all secondary victimization acts."