Overview

• Seoul Central District Court found Moon Tae-il and two co-defendants guilty of special quasi-rape under South Korea’s Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes
• All three were sentenced to three years and six months in prison on July 10 and immediately taken into custody
• The defendants were convicted of raping a heavily intoxicated foreign visitor at a residence in Seoul’s Itaewon district on June 13, 2024
• Prosecutors had sought seven-year terms but the court noted the perpetrators’ guilty pleas and a settlement with the victim, who did not wish to pursue punishment
• Following his indictment, Tae-il was removed from NCT and his contract with SM Entertainment was terminated and all three must complete a sexual violence treatment program and now face professional bans