Taeil, formerly of NCT, is officially facing serious legal charges. On February 28, he was summoned to the Seoul Central Court, alongside two non-celebrity accomplices, for quasi-rape. According to a March 4, 2025, Hankook Ilbo report, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Women and Children’s Crime Investigation Division 1 officially indicted them. They allegedly intoxicated a foreign woman in June 2024 and violated her. Previously, the court denied an arrest warrant, citing that Taeil admitted to being guilty.
Ex-NCT member Taeil indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman with two accomplices; prosecutors requested an arrest warrant, but it was denied. pic.twitter.com/6by4y3MxDG
— Pop Core (@TheePopCore) March 4, 2025
After the victim reported the incident, Seoul Bangbae Police Station investigated, eventually requesting arrest warrants. In August, Taeil was questioned, and on September 12, he was sent to prosecution on special quasi-rape charges. Rumors circulated about weapons being used, but authorities found no proof. Despite the serious allegations, the court chose not to detain the suspects, deeming the three unlikely to flee.
SM Entertainment releases statement on TAEIL’s withdrawal from NCT:
— “This is SM Entertainment.
We have recently learned that Taeil has been charged with a criminal case related to sexual offenses.
As we gathered the facts, we realized the seriousness of the case and decided… pic.twitter.com/OcjbuhbBPa
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) August 28, 2024
In August 2024, SM Entertainment confirmed Taeil’s removal from NCT amid the criminal allegations. Debuting in 2016, he initially stood out as a powerful vocalist within NCT 127 and various NCT U units. However, the idol was officially cut off from the group in October last year after major controversies due to the crime. Since then, members have avoided mentioning him, and some fans even burned his merchandise.
