Overview

• The Seoul Central District Court convicted Moon Tae-il and two accomplices under South Korea’s special quasi-rape statute for attacking an intoxicated foreign tourist who was unable to resist
• Prosecutors had sought seven years in prison but the court imposed 3½-year terms, citing the defendants’ guilty pleas, first-time offender status and a settlement with the victim
• All three were taken into immediate custody on July 10 and must serve their sentences without parole
• The ruling mandates completion of a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program as part of rehabilitative conditions
• Moon was dismissed from NCT and had his contract with SM Entertainment terminated in August 2024 after the initial allegations emerged