据彭博社,早前指控刘强东强奸的明尼苏达大学女学生当地时间4月16日正式起诉他,索赔逾5万美元。法院透露该学生确认为在明尼苏达大学就读本科的Jingyao Liu(音译刘静尧),该学生声称男方在去年8月参加该校工商管理专业博士项目时强奸了她。
根据外媒报道,刘静尧目前持学生签证在美国读书,去年作为志愿者参加刘强东所在的博士项目活动,此枪彼此并不认识。事发时,刘静尧21岁。
A woman who said she was raped by JD.com founder Richard Liu filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the billionaire and his company alleging he and other wealthy Chinese executives coerced her to drink during a dinner in the hours before she was attacked.
Jingyao Liu, a student at the University of Minnesota, claims Liu forced himself upon her in his vehicle after the dinner and later raped her at her apartment. The lawsuit seeks damages of more than $50,000.
Richard Liu, founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, was arrested Aug. 31 in Minneapolis on suspicion of felony rape and released within hours. Prosecutors announced in December that he would face no criminal charges because the case had "profound evidentiary problems" and that it was unlikely they could prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Liu's defense attorneys said at the time that his arrest was based on a false claim. Liu released a statement on Chinese social media then saying he broke no law, but that his interactions with the woman hurt his family, especially his wife, and he hoped she would accept his apology.
Attorneys for Richard Liu and representatives of JD.com did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.