Taeil of boy band NCT will quit the band after being reported to the police for a sex crime, his agency SM Entertainment said on Wednesday.

"We recently found out that Taeil had been mired in a sex crime case," the agency said in a press release.

"We have decided, taking the gravity of the case, that he cannot continue his team activities. He has decided to leave the [NCT] team after talks with the company."

Taeil is currently undergoing police investigation, the agency said without revealing further details.

His contract with SM Entertainment has not been terminated yet.

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]