"We have discussed this matter with Taeil, and it has been decided that he will leave the group,” the K-Pop giant added at the time, noting that the singer was “faithfully wor

Former K-pop boy band NCT member Moon Tae-il, also known as Taeil, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on July 10 for raping an inebriated Chinese woman. Taeil admitted to sexually assaulting the Chinese woman at a bar in Itaewon in 2024, reported Korea-based media outlet Koreaboo.

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.