Recently, the latest developments in Liu Qiangdong's case have been circulated after many years, and it is understood that a public hearing will be held in the United States.
On April 25, the court session will be:
4-5PM ( Central Time )
5-6PM (EST)
2-3PM (Spanish Time)
5-6AM ( GMT+8 )
It is reported that the hearing mainly revolved around a motion proposed by Liu Qiangdong: Lawyer Liu Qiangdong applied to the court to prohibit Lawyer JingYao Liu from raising some questions in the written testimony of Liu Qiangdong next month. According to the information on the court's website, JingYao Liu himself may appear in court!
The Liu QiangDongMingzhou case began and ended
On September 2, 2018, the Internet suddenly spread the news that Jingdong CEO Liu Qiangdong was arrested in Minnesota, USA, on suspicion of sexually assaulting female college students. At the same time, JD.com officials responded, saying that Liu Qiangdong encountered false accusations during his business activities in the United States and would take necessary legal action against false reports or rumors.
On July 24, 2019, Minneapolis police released all the evidence in this case. Among them, the testimony of Liu Qiangdong in the police investigation was exposed for the first time, and in the recording, Liu Qiangdong said that the lady mainly invited him to sit in the apartment, helped him take a bath, and then took the initiative to have a relationship.
In the 149-page investigation report, police fully released high-definition footage including high-definition footage filmed in girls' rented apartments, restaurants and business schools.
On September 4, 2018, the Minneapolis Police Department in Minnesota, USA, further disclosed the details of the suspected sexual assault case of Liu Qiangdong, chairman of the board of directors and CEO of JD.com.
On September 20, 2018, it was learned from Chuck Laszewski, spokesman for the Hennepin County Prosecutor's Office, that the Minneapolis Police Department's investigation into Liu Qiangdong's sexual assault allegations had been preliminarily completed. The Hennepin County Procuratorate said Liu Qiangdong's case had been transferred to the procuratorate and that prosecutors would review all the evidence and make a decision on whether to bring charges.
On December 21, 2018, the Hennepin County Prosecutor's Office in Minneapolis, USA, announced the results of the investigation into the Liu Qiangdong incident, and decided not to prosecute due to serious evidentiary problems (insufficient) in the investigation, which also means that the case was officially closed and Liu Qiangdong was not guilty. In this regard, JD.com issued a statement saying that it welcomes this decision.
In April 2019, four months after U.S. prosecutors decided not to prosecute criminally, the girl filed a civil lawsuit against Liu Qiangdong and JD.com, accusing Liu Qiangdong of sexual assault and assault, causing losses of more than $50,000.
At more than 8:00 a.m. local time on September 11, 2019, Liu Jingyao conducted the first hearing on the civil lawsuit against Liu Qiangdong for sexual assault.
On April 27, 2020 local time, the judge rejected JD.com's request to lift Liu Mouyao's lawsuit against JD.com. Previously, on January 28, JD.com had submitted a motion saying that the suspected sexual assault was Liu Qiangdong's personal behavior, and asked for the joint and several liability to be set aside.