News Taeil loses appeal in sex assault case, will stay behind bars (1 Viewer)

[Selfmate]

Taeil, a former member of K-pop boy band NCT, has lost his appeal in a sexual assault case and will remain behind bars.

The Seoul High Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling and sentenced Taeil — whose legal name is Moon Tae-il, 31 — to three years and six months in prison. He was convicted of aggravated quasi-rape under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

The court also upheld identical sentences for two co-defendants, surnamed Lee and Hong. All three men must complete 40 hours of a sex offender treatment program. They are also barred from working at institutions involving children, teenagers or people with disabilities for five years.

The appellate court rejected the defendants’ claim for leniency based on voluntary confession.

“The grounds for mitigation presented by the defendants are not sufficient,” the court said. “There was no error in the first court’s factual or sentencing decisions.”

A district court in July sentenced the trio to prison for taking turns raping a foreign woman who was too intoxicated to resist.

“The victim was under the influence of alcohol and unable to defend herself,” the judge wrote. “She was a tourist unfamiliar with her surroundings, and the crime likely caused serious psychological trauma.”

Police booked Taeil in June 2024, along with his two friends, for allegedly assaulting the woman after a night of drinking. He underwent his first police interrogation in August.

Following the report, his agency SM Entertainment removed him from the group.

“Given the seriousness of the case, we decided he can no longer remain a member,” the company said at the time.
Taeil was taken into custody immediately after his conviction in July. His co-defendants were also detained on the spot.

Source: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.co...ex-assault-case-will-stay-behind-bars/2422949

 

[The_LastRomeo]

Haha dumbass

 

[Pirioca]

 

[eclipsoul]

as he should

 

[lexus]

Good. Let his nasty ass rot behind bars

 

[Ahsoka]

I’m surprised he’s only banned from working at places with kids, teenagers, and people with disabilities for 5 years. I would have expected that to be longer

 

[centen]

“The victim was under the influence of alcohol and unable to defend herself,” the judge wrote. “She was a tourist unfamiliar with her surroundings, and the crime likely caused serious psychological trauma.”

Good judge.

 

[Drug]

Well deserved. They should put him on a pole so that people can throw rocks at him too.

 

[pinkmelodies]

Exactly. Keep him in there

 

[snsd2beg]

He only got three years and he wanted more leniency? He is truly shameless. He should be tortured

 

[RandAlThor]

good

 

[Deleted member 74]

finally a judge with common sense

 

[Selfmate]

Good judge.

I dunno I would have given him a harsher sentence

 

[centen]

I dunno I would have given him a harsher sentence

Can the appellate judge apply a harsher sentence? I don't know what the Korean legal system allows.

 

[Selfmate]

Can the appellate judge apply a harsher sentence? I don't know what the Korean legal system allows.

I think so considering what I remember was Taeil appealed and the prosecution also appealed the sentence

 

[centen]

I think so considering what I remember was Taeil appealed and the prosecution also appealed the sentence

Interesting!

I do still think it was good of the judge to acknowledge she was drunk and therefore non-consenting vs what happens in the States a lot where drunk = she was asking for it.

 

[Selfmate]

Interesting!

I do still think it was good of the judge to acknowledge she was drunk and therefore non-consenting vs what happens in the States a lot where drunk = she was asking for it.

I think that kind of thought process is slowly changing though...obviously the older judges might still have that mentally but as newer judges come aboard that is becoming more outdated???

 

[centen]

I think that kind of thought process is slowly changing though...obviously the older judges might still have that mentally but as newer judges come aboard that is becoming more outdated???

Hiding because this may be sensitive for other people reading our convo: Unfortunately, our federal judges are currently being appointed by someone who has been found guilty of sexual abuse.

 

[Selfmate]

Hiding because this may be sensitive for other people reading our convo: Unfortunately, our federal judges are currently being appointed by someone who has been found guilty of sexual abuse.

Spoiler: may not be safe for KPS

unfortunately I do not envy you guys and yet I don't see a way out of your predicament without there being some sort of further escalation aka violence