Premier League star Son Heung Min's father indicted for child abuse


Heung Min's (right) dad, Woong Jung (left) has been indicted for charges of child abuse. - Photos: Getty Images

CHUNCHEON (South Korea): (Bernama-Yonhap) Son Woong Jung, a football coach and father of Premier League star Son Heung Min, was summarily indicted on Friday (Aug 30) on charges of abusing young players at his football training centre, according to Yonhap news agency.

Regional prosecutors in Chuncheon, located about 75 kilometres northeast of Seoul, said that Son and two of his assistant coaches at Son Football Academy in the eastern town were ordered to pay an undisclosed fine and to complete a training programme aimed at preventing further child abuse.

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