US EditionFormer NCT Member Taeil Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Rape | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 10 – Taeil and two co-defendants received 3.5-year prison terms plus mandatory sexual violence education and a five-year ban from working with minors, court ruled.
- On July 10, 2025, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced former NCT member Taeil and two co-defendants to 3 years and 6 months in prison, with immediate custody.
- In June 2024, Taeil and co-defendants assaulted a heavily intoxicated Chinese tourist in Seoul's Itaewon district, then took her to a Bangbae-dong residence for the attack.
- The court described the crime as 'extremely grave,' with prosecutors seeking seven-year terms under South Korea’s Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, which classifies this as 'special quasi-rape.'
- Following his sentencing, Taeil was immediately taken into custody, ordered to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program, banned from working in child- and youth-related institutions for five years, and required to disclose personal information publicly.
- Beyond this case, the controversy has prompted debates on accountability and consent within the K-pop industry, with widespread public outrage and increased scrutiny of idol conduct standards.
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K-pop star Taeil sentenced to more than 3 years in prison on rape charge
The singer pleaded guilty to a special quasi-rape charge, which applies when two or more people jointly engage in sexual acts with a victim who is unconscious.The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Taeil in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2022Key PointsFormer NCT member Moon Taeil has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison.His sentencing comes one month after the singer pleaded guilty to a special quasi-rape charge, which applies when…
Former NCT Member Taeil Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Rape | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Former NCT singer Taeil, whose full name is Moon Tae-il, has been sentenced to prison time. He will be jailed for three years and six months after being found guilty of rape, the Korea Times reports. It’s said that he and two accomplices, named Lee and Hong, sexually assaulted a Chinese tourist who was intoxicated. The crime is said to have occurred in June 2024 when they met the woman in a bar and gang assaulted her while she was unconscious. K…
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