Overview
- The Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal on December 26, making the 3 years and 6 months prison term legally final for Taeil and two co-defendants.
- Taeil and friends identified as Lee and Hong were convicted of special quasi-rape for assaulting an intoxicated foreign tourist in Seoul last year.
- The court orders include 40 hours of sexual violence treatment and a five-year employment ban at institutions serving children, adolescents, or people with disabilities.
- The Seoul Central District Court issued the initial sentence and immediate detention in July, and the Seoul High Court upheld the verdict in October.
- Prosecutors had sought seven years in prison, and SM Entertainment had already terminated Taeil’s contract in 2024 after the allegations became public.