"I transmitted a sexually transmitted disease, so pay 1 trillion won": 40-year-old Chinese mistress blackmails EPL club owner with hidden camera and deepfake... FBI raid uncovers evidence

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Wesley Edens (64), billionaire co-owner of Aston Villa, has been revealed to have received blackmail demands for over 1 trillion won from a 40-year-old Chinese mistress.

The UK's "The Sun" reported on the 11th (local time) that "Club owner Edens became a victim of a sexual blackmail crime in which he was demanded 900 million pounds (approximately 1.8 trillion won) by his Chinese mistress, Zhang Li Luo (46)."

According to the US Prosecution Service, Edens first met Luo in 2022 through the business networking site "LinkedIn." The two then engaged in a sexual relationship in June 2023 at Luo's apartment in New York, USA. The incident began when Edens ignored a love letter sent by Luo after their relationship.

Luo pressured Edens by claiming she had installed cameras throughout her apartment. She threatened to expose their relationship to his family and business partners unless he paid her half of his total assets, which amount to 1.8 billion pounds (approximately 3.6 trillion won).

The media explained that "in the initial mediation process, Edens agreed to pay Luo 4.7 million pounds (approximately 9.4 billion won). However, Luo claimed she had been infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cancer, and blamed Edens for it, instantly raising her demand to 900 million pounds."

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an investigation and raided Luo's home. Investigators also found a crudely edited video in the seized hard drives, in which Edens' face was superimposed onto the body of another man appearing in an adult video.

Currently, the US Prosecution Service has indicted Luo on four charges, including extortion and destruction of records. Luo's side has denied all allegations, claiming that her previous legal team pursued the financial demands too aggressively.

Edens is scheduled to appear in court in the future to testify.

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