Former member of the SM Entertainment boy band NCT, Taeil, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to quasi-rape.

The singer, who was removed from the group in August 2024 after their label confirmed that he had been connected to the criminal case, will serve three-and-a-half years in prison

Former NCT member Taeil, whose real name is Moon Tae-il, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by a Seoul district court on Thursday for his role in the gang rape of an intoxicated Chinese tourist,