Ex-NCT Member Taeil Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault
Taeil is accused of participating in the aggravated quasi-rape of an intoxicated woman with two others in June.
- Taeil, a former member of the K-pop group NCT, has been indicted on charges of aggravated quasi-rape in South Korea.
- The alleged incident occurred in June, involving Taeil and two non-celebrity acquaintances, targeting an intoxicated foreign national.
- Aggravated quasi-rape in South Korea involves sexual assault committed with a weapon or by multiple people against a victim unable to resist.
- If convicted, Taeil could face a minimum sentence of seven years to life imprisonment under South Korean law.
- SM Entertainment announced Taeil's departure from NCT in August, citing the severity of the allegations as the reason for his exit.