NCT’s Taeil, accused of ‘special rape’, appeals for leniency…Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison

NCT’s Taeil(31, Moon Taeil), who was accused of sexual assault, appealed for leniency.

On the 18th, the 26th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court held the first trial for Tae-il and his friends and accomplices A and B, who are accused of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc.of Sexual Crimes(special rape).

According to the prosecution on that day, the defendants met the victim at a bar in Itaewon in the early morning of June 13th, took her to their residence in Bangbae-dong, and raped the victim while she was lying down unconscious from intoxication.

Taeil’s attorney mentioned the agreement with the victim and said, “I submitted a confession letter to the police.I reached an agreement with the victim with difficulty and expressed my intention to not punish him to the investigative authorities,” and appealed for leniency.They also emphasized that Taeil completed a sexual crime prevention education program and is receiving psychological counseling.

However, the prosecution pointed out that the defendants submitted a statement of surrender after the search and seizure, and that there was content in the group chatroom that they knew the victim was a foreigner and asked for the taxi location to be recorded somewhere other than the crime scene to avoid tracking.In the process, the prosecution demanded seven years in prison for each of the three defendants, saying, “The defendants committed a group sexual assault on a foreign female tourist, so the case is very serious and the nature of the crime is extremely heinous.”

In his final statement, Taeil said, “I am so sorry to everyone who felt disappointed in me.If you show me leniency, I will think of this as my last chance in life and do my best to live my life doing something that contributes to society even a little.” The sentencing for Taeil and the other defendants will be announced on July 10.

Taeil was previously indicted without detention in February on charges of sexually assaulting a foreign woman while intoxicated with his friends A and B in June of last year.Taeil, who was booked by the police upon the victim’s report, was summoned for questioning in August of that year and was sent to the prosecution without detention in September.

At the time, his agency SM Entertainment announced Taeil’s withdrawal from NCT, saying, “We recently confirmed that Taeil was indicted in a criminal case related to sexual crimes.While looking into the facts, we realized that the matter was very serious and decided that he could no longer continue team NCT.After discussing it with Taeil, we decided to have him leave the team.”

In October of that year, they announced the termination of their exclusive contract with Taeil, officially making his complete ‘expulsion’ official.SM Entertainment said, “Taeil is currently under investigation by the prosecution for a criminal case, which is not only grounds for termination under the exclusive contract, but also because we can no longer continue to trust him as an artist, we decided to terminate the exclusive contract with his consent.”

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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