Another K-pop fall from grace. Former NCT 127 member Moon Tae-il (aka Taeil) has officially been sentenced to three years and six months in prison after being found guilty of rape, according to reports from The Korea Times.
The case stems from a horrifying incident in June 2024, where Taeil and two accomplices, known as Lee and Hong, allegedly met a Chinese tourist at a bar, and later assaulted her while she was unconscious. The court described the crime as “extremely grave.”
Prosecutors originally pushed for a 7-year sentence, but the court ultimately gave him about half of that.
Taeil was removed from NCT last year when the allegations surfaced, and he’s now facing the legal consequences.
At the time of sentencing, the 31-year-old was a former member of the K-pop supergroup NCT and its subunit NCT 127.
