JAKARTA - An English footballer was reportedly a victim of blackmailing a transsexual woman when Queen Elizabeth's country implemented a COVID-19 lockdown some time ago.

The unnamed soccer player is reported to have slept with a transsexual companion several times. He was the subject of a £30,000 extortion attempt.

A pre-surgery transsexual woman was contacted by a Premier League star, she found the woman's profile on a companion website.

Allegedly, the footballer had paid the transsexual woman £150 for sex in April 2021 when they met in a rented downtown flat multiple times.

The footballer believes their meeting will remain private. However, this transsexual woman secretly recorded it, saved the text of their conversation and photographed the footballer.

It is not known whether he is currently a player of the England national team that will compete in the Qatar World Cup.

According to The Sun, Thursday, the transsexual woman used the evidence to demand cash from the footballer. He blackmailed the player with the amount of Rp535 million.

It is said the English player reported to the police and the transsexual woman was finally arrested on suspicion of blackmail in June.

The transgender woman was questioned about the relationship, and the investigation was left closed after the player chose not to give a statement.

The report said the player's club in the Premier League was aware of the incident. The reason is, the appearance of the football player on the field is decreasing.

A source told The Sun: "The footballer was really worried his name would come out and it would lead to him being harassed by fans.

"He just wanted to bury him so that despite the officers' efforts, he refused to cooperate, which led the police to investigate a victimless extortion plot."


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