Taeil of NCT Charged with Special aggravated rape on bail... Sentenced to trial along with two accomplices

Taeil, 31, formerly of the group NCT and whose real name is Mun Taeil, was charged on bail alongside two acquaintances for sexually assaulting a woman. On the 4th, the First Women and Children Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced that it had filed charges against Taeil and the two accomplices for special aggravated rape under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act on the 28th of last month. They are accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was under the influence of alcohol in June of last year. Special aggravated rape is defined as rape committed by two or more people against a victim who is unable to resist due to loss of consciousness or similar conditions. It is reported that Taeil and the two accomplices claim they did not plan the crime. The Bangbae Police Station in Seoul investigated Taeil once in August of last year after receiving a report from the victim. At that time, the police applied for an arrest warrant against Taeil and the two accomplices, but the court denied it on the grounds that they admitted to the offense. The police transferred the case to the prosecutors’ office in September of the same year, and after further investigation, the prosecutors decided to file charges on bail. Taeil debuted in 2016 as part of NCT’s sub-unit NCT U and later became a member of both NCT and its sub-group NCT 127. His exclusive contract with agency SM Entertainment was terminated in October of last year following the allegations of sexual crime. Currently, Taeil and the two accomplices are awaiting trial in court.