Active K-League Player Transferred to Prosecution for Transmitting STD to Woman

Active 30s K-League Player
Sent to Prosecution for Transmitting Herpes Type 2 to a Woman

It was recently revealed that an active player in the professional K League soccer was handed over to the prosecution on charges of transmitting a sexually transmitted disease to a woman.

On the 9th, Yonhap News reported, "The Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi Province booked a man in his 30s, identified as A, an active player in the K League, without detention in May on charges of bodily injury and referred him to the prosecution." The case is currently under investigation by the Ansan branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office.

Earlier, A is accused of having sexual relations with a woman despite being aware that he was infected with herpes simplex virus type 2, a type of sexually transmitted disease. After receiving a complaint from the woman, B, the police applied charges of bodily injury, concluding that A had 'dolus eventualis' regarding the crime. Dolus eventualis refers to knowingly engaging in an act that could possibly cause a criminal outcome.

The Professional Football Federation announced on the same day that it requested a report from A's club. If A's actions are deemed problematic, they plan to consider suspending his activities. The suspension is a temporary ban on K League-related activities for 60 days (extendable up to 90 days), during which the player is also prohibited from participating in matches.

Meanwhile, the Herpesvirus is a viral disease affecting the human nervous system and is broadly divided into type 1 and type 2. The main symptom is the formation of blisters around the infected area. Type 1 commonly causes blisters around the lips, while type 2 causes blisters around the genital area and is transmitted sexually, thus being managed as a legally designated infectious disease.

For type 2, classified as a legally designated infectious disease, if a person is aware of their infection, the patient or doctor must report it to the local health center or the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency within seven days. Additionally, failing to inform a partner of one's type 2 virus infection before engaging in sexual relations can result in legal penalties.