[T/W: mentions of disturbing details of abuse, assault]
The heated accusations surrounding Taeil were further fueled when netizens claimed that the idol might have been involved in the new "Nth Room" case. Furthermore, new updates from the police regarding the investigation were also released.
Taeil has withdrawn from NCT according to SM Entertainment on August 28. The agency shared that the idol had received a reported sexual offense, which led to his departure from the group, and backlash from the K-pop community.
Following the news, netizens extended their sympathies to Instagram user @agnes_121430, who was claimed to be the idol's victim for six years.
The user accused Taeil of criminal actions, such as sexual abuse, hacking her phone to delete evidence, blackmail, and sending death threats. Many netizens expressed their comforting words to the victim while also directing their anger towards Taeil.
The situation also included NCT members unfollowing Taeil on their personal Instagram accounts, which was also accompanied by dozens of fans immediately condemning the idol in their words and gestures.
However, another controversial matter also coincided with Taeil's case.
On social media platform X (Twitter), users began to speculate if Taeil was involved in the ongoing "Nth Room" case, which became national news in South Korea.
"Nth Room" is the infamous term for an illegal chat room, where certain individuals gather to share highly exploitative and explicit content involving women or underage girls. The chat rooms are also notorious for involving violence, abuse, blackmail, and many other heinous acts.
On the other hand, some netizens mentioned a rumor alleging that Taeil's case may just have been the start and that over 200 idols might also be involved in the illegal "Nth Room." However, some disagreed with the spread of speculations.
taeil has additionally been accused of sexually assaulting an 11 year old who is now permanently disabled due to the assault, also been accused of being in an nth room (a telegram chat room which shares child porn, sa ect.) I feel sick to my stomach.
stop spreading unconfirmed twitter rumors. there was no official report saying “over 200 idols were in the same nth room as taeil” we don’t even know if taeil was in the room or if he acted alone outside of it. spreading rumors and false info will make it worse for the victims.
Genuine question, how do you know abt him w the nth rooms bc I havnt seen any official docs. Those chats are a VERY scary place & it’s dangerous to accuse smn of being part of it. Even if they’re scum of the earth, pointing fingers w baseless rumors is wrong & thts all I’ve seen.
In other news, KBS shared that the Bangpae Police Station confirmed that Taeil was booked for "unspecified sexual crimes" in June and has been under investigation since then. The authorities also followed up that the victim is an adult woman.
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