[Official] ”NCT leaver” Taeil, investigated on suspicion of special quasi-rape... sexually assaulted a drunk woman with two acquaintances

Taeil from ‘NCT’ shocked the public when it was revealed that he was under suspicion of special quasi-rape.

According to one media outlet on the 7th, Taeil was investigated by the Bangbae police station in Seoul on suspicion of special quasi-rape, and was referred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 12th September. Taeil reportedly sexually assaulted a woman who was drunk with two acquaintances, and that none of the two was a celebrity.

Special quasi-rape is a serious offence that is committed when a person possesses a weapon or when two or more persons together sexually assult on a person who is incapable of resisting, such as being mentally or physically incapacitated. If the suspect is found guilty, he or she can be sentenced to imprisonment for seven years or more or life imprisonment.

In this connection, his agency SM Entertainment expressed caution, saying, "It is difficult to say as the matter is currently under investigation."

Meanwhile, Taeil debuted and worked as a member of NCT in 2016. In August last year, Taeil suspended his activities after breaking his thigh in a motorcycle accident, and was accused of a sex crime and withdrew from the team before he could return.