Richard Liu, through his lawyers, maintained his innocence throughout the law enforcement investigation, which ended in December.[SHANGHAI] Hundreds of people have added their names to an online petition in support of a University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China's e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc.
The student, Liu Jingyao, from China, filed a civil lawsuit against JD's CEO in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after prosecutors declined to press criminal charges against him.Richard Liu, through his lawyers, maintained his innocence throughout the law enforcement investigation, which ended in December. The company did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
Liu, 46, who started JD.com as a humble electronics stall and expanded it into an e-commerce company with 2018 net revenues of US$67 billion, was arrested on Aug 31 but released without charge about 17 hours later. A fledgling #MeToo-style movement in support of women's rights has been slow to gain wide traction in China, where issues like sexual assault have traditionally been brushed under the carpet.
China's ruling Communist Party, wary about grassroots organising, has also in recent months put pressure on activists focused on issues like sexual assault on campuses and workers' rights.
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