Though the court reportedly described their crime as “grave”, it imprisoned the singer and his accomplices for only 42 months instead of seven years sought by the prosecution because they were first-time offenders who admitted to the charges and settled with the victim,

Former NCT member Taeil, whose real name is Moon Tae-il, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by a Seoul district court on Thursday for his role in the gang rape of an intoxicated Chinese tourist,