South Korean singer Taeil, previously from the Ok-pop band NCT, has been sentenced to a few years and 6 months in jail for rape.
Taeil, 31, and two accomplices, named in South Korean experiences solely as Lee and Hong, admitted in June to taking turns assaulting their sufferer – a Chinese language vacationer.
A district choose in Seoul described the crime as “extraordinarily grave”, however handed them simply half the seven-year sentence requested by prosecutors, noting they had been first time offenders.
The court docket additionally ordered the three males to finish 40 hours of a therapy programme designed for perpetrators of sexual violence.
The court docket heard that they had met their sufferer at a bar within the Itaewon district in Seoul.
She grew to become “closely intoxicated” after consuming with them, the court docket heard. They then acquired right into a taxi to Lee’s home, the place the assault occurred.
South Korean legislation describes this particular form of rape as “aggravated” as a result of it was a gaggle assault, and a “quasi rape”, because the sufferer was unconscious.
Taeil, whose actual identify is Moon Tae-il, left NCT in August last year when allegations first emerged, though the precise particulars of the crime weren’t publicly identified on the time.
Launched as a Ok-pop band in January 2016, NCT is understood for its experimental music spanning numerous genres and has gained worldwide consideration with some releases charting on Billboard lists.
Further reporting by Hyojung Kim in Seoul
