Former NCT member Taeil has been indicted on charges related to allegedly sexually assaulting a woman with two other men.
Korea reported that on October 7, Taeil was investigated a week ago for a special crime of rape. He was investigated by the Bangbae Police Department before the case ended at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office. Taeil hasn’t been summoned to the office yet.
According to this source, Taeil was investigated for raping a drunk girl along with two of his friends. The investigation revealed that the other two men involved in the alleged incident were not celebrities or celebrities.
Rape specifically involves two or more people collectively attacking a victim or one person sexually assaulting another while carrying a weapon, leaving the victim unable to defend himself.
If Taeil is convicted of the charges against him, he could face up to seven years or life in prison.
SM Entertainment has broken its silence on the former NCT member’s legal problems. In a brief statement obtained by KoreaThe company said it is currently difficult to comment on this issue.
“The incident is under investigation and it is difficult to make a statement at this time,” they said.
In August, it was announced that Taeil would leave NCT following allegations of unspecified sex crimes. Previously, he joined in 2016 and played an important role in the success of group NCT 127, one of NCT’s sub-units.
SM Entertainment shared a statement after his departure Billboard.
“We recently learned that TAEIL has been charged with a criminal case involving sex crimes,” they said.
“While evaluating the facts regarding this matter, we realized the severity of the matter and determined that he could no longer continue with group activities. After discussing with TAEIL, we decided to decided that he would withdraw from the team… We are extremely sorry for that.” controversy caused by our artist,” the statement continued.
This is not the group’s first controversy when two members Johnny and Haechan were caught up in a sex scandal after being accused online. Among those allegations, some X platform users in Japan posted a series of articles claiming that these two idols had sex with three girls during their trip to Tokyo. Billboard report. These allegations have been denied by SM Entertainment.
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