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After four years, people originally thought that people had forgotten that Liu Qiangdong was suspected of raping female college students in the United States.
But now it seems that this matter is not over, and everyone is very concerned.
According to news from the United States, the case is about to be restarted and a public hearing will be held in the United States.
The hearing revolves around one theme:
Liu Qiangdong's lawyer applied to the court to prohibit Liu Jingyao's lawyer from asking some questions about Liu Qiangdong's written testimony next month, including:
Liu Qiangdong's relationship with the system.
Liu Qiangdong's personal financial situation.
Liu Qiangdong's past informed consent to sexual relations.
Because Lawyer Liu Qiangdong believes that the latter two points belong to Liu Qiangdong's privacy, he does not want this hearing to be held publicly.
However, the court held that these two points were closely related to the case, and Liu Qiangdong had to answer.
After being denied the request by a judge, Liu applied to cancel the hearing scheduled for April 25 at 4 p.m. (Central Time).
But this also means that in the face of Liu Jingyao's questioning, Liu Qiangdong still needs to answer these questions.
And according to the information on the court's website, Liu Jingyao herself may appear in court!
Many of Liu Jingyao's supporters have changed into lilac heads to support her.
The "Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong Long-term Attention Panel" said that the court will issue relevant rulings in the next few days.
Let's take a look back at the beginning and end of the case.
In 2018, Liu Qiangdong went to the United States to attend the Doctor of Business Administration program held by the University of Minnesota.
At the end of the course, all the participants went to a local Japanese restaurant for the graduation dinner.
It also includes Liu Jingyao, a 22-year-old Chinese student who volunteers.
Unexpectedly, in the early morning of August 31, 2018, a male friend of Liu Jingyao called the police to say that Liu Jingyao was raped by Liu Qiangdong.
Subsequently, Liu Qiangdong was arrested by the police.
On September 1, Liu Qiangdong was released and returned to China, when the status of the case was "released and pending prosecution."
On December 21, 2018, Prosecutors of Hennepin County, Minnesota, announced:
Serious evidentiary problems existed in the case and no prosecution was imposed.
This also means that the case is closed and Liu Qiangdong is not guilty.
I thought that with Liu Qiangdong's apology letter, things would return to normal.
Less than half a year later, on April 16, 2019, the heroine Liu Jingyao sued Liu Qiangdong again.
This time it was a civil lawsuit, claiming $50,000 and six allegations:
These include intentional injury and assault, unlawful restriction of liberty (in a luxury vehicle), sexual assault and assault (in an apartment), joint and several liability for intentional injury and assault (in a luxury vehicle), joint and several liability for unlawful restriction of liberty (in a luxury vehicle), and joint and several liability for sexual assault and assault (in an apartment).
In the indictment, Liu Jingyao recalled the situation on the night of the incident.
According to her, after the dinner party that night of the incident, in the car, Liu Qiangdong kissed her and took off her clothes.
But she refused: "You have a wife and children", "Don't do this, I don't want this." ”
Then arrived at the woman's apartment, Liu Qiangdong also got out of the car, and let the driver and assistant wait in the car.
As soon as he entered the room, Liu Qiangdong tried to take off her clothes again and asked her to shower together.
When Liu Qiangdong's shower ended, Liu Jingyao locked the door and changed clothes in the bathroom.
Then "he threw me on the bed and held me on my shoulders to keep me from moving. ”
Then he started having sex with her against her will.
For this statement, Liu Qiangdong's side firmly denied it.
She had a relationship with him in a completely voluntary process.
In addition, Liu Qiangdong also said that the woman took the initiative to help him take a bath and "enjoyed the process."
On July 24, 2019, Minnesota police released a 149-page police dossier:
These include 911 police records, text messages sent by victims after being charged with rape, surveillance video and photos of the two together on the night of the incident, as well as audio recordings of Liu Qiangdong being interrogated by the police.
Liu Qiangdong said in the recording:
The woman took the initiative to invite him to her apartment and suggested that he go to the bath first, and then the girl also went into the bathroom to help him take a bath, after which he lay down on the bed, and the two "touched", "kissed" (kissed), "made love" (sex).
Then the police came.
"Liu Qiangdong didn't understand what was going on and didn't think he had done anything wrong." A police officer involved in the arrest said.
The situation of the woman in the archives is described as follows:
While Liu Qiangdong was asleep, Liu Jingyao texted a male friend saying she was forced to sleep with him.
But she asked her friend to reassure her not to tell anyone.
When she and a staff member of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management were interviewed by police, the woman said:
I was too drunk to walk myself, so I got lost and didn't know where they took me.
Curiously, however, when she was first questioned by the police, she did not say that she had been raped.
When asked by the police whether an investigation was needed, she changed her story, accusing Liu Qiangdong of rape and saying:
"No, I just want it to end, I want him to apologize... And the money. ”
At this point, it is still impossible to determine whether the two people in the room are willing or not.
Then the turn came again.
On April 22, 2020, weibo account @Mingzhou Chronicle exposed two videos with titles:
"Liu Qiangdong Mingzhou case dinner video exposed, the woman is not drunk and takes the initiative to follow".
"Immortal Jumping Hammer? Mingzhou case apartment video exposure The woman's intimate behavior took the initiative to invite Liu Qiangdong to enter".
However, because the "Mingzhou" account no longer exists, we only found screenshots.
As can be seen in the picture, Liu Jingyao's posture is relaxed and does not look like drunk.
Even she was leading the way for Liu Qiangdong.
In the elevator, the button is also actively pressed, and the meaning of coercion is not seen at all.
After that, the girl took the initiative to open the door and take Liu Qiangdong in.
The screenshots can also be seen in the files recorded by the police, and the characterization is:
After the investigation was over, based on statements provided to other police officers and the overall environment at the scene, it was unclear whether the crime had actually occurred.
On the day of the 22nd, Liu Qiangdong's lawyer also said:
"I am the lawyer representing Mr. Liu Qiangdong, and the parties confirmed that the content of the video is true."
So, this is the woman's initiative?
But a day later, the reversal came again.
Liu Jingyao said in an interview with Caijing:
The videos released by The Ming State Chronicle and the audio published by other media have been cut and cropped, which is a stigmatization of themselves.
As for asking lawyer Liu Qiangdong for money, it is:
Cases are reversed and reversed, and public opinion is constantly changing.
At the beginning of the case, some people said that the girls "set up a situation", but many more people supported the rights of the girls.
Later, with the conclusion of this criminal case and the acquittal of Liu Qiangdong, public opinion began to lean toward the former.
When the videos flowed out, public opinion directly divided:
It is said that although the girl holds Liu Qiangdong, but politeness is not foreplay, Liu Qiangdong stole a real hammer in marriage.
It is said that the woman has thought about achieving the purpose of the body, and stealing chicken is not a corrosion of rice.
It has also been said that it is hoped to see a complete result, rather than all kinds of evidence to make people speculate.
Some people also said that the woman and the lawyer signed an agreement and would lose money if they did not tell, so they asked Liu Qiangdong for compensation.
Now, this piece has been moved out again, and the comments have become like this:
It is no wonder that JD Logistics has recently been delivering supplies to Shanghai through "suicide" support.
And we all know that shanghai's materials are making a fortune.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that on January 28, 2020, the case actually went through a second trial.
The focus at the time was whether JD.com was jointly and severally liable for Liu Qiangdong's alleged sexual assault.
But the judge issued a verdict, and JD.com could not clear the relationship.
It was also from this time that Liu Qiangdong gradually withdrew from the affiliated companies of Jingdong Group.
Until April 7, 2022, Liu Qiangdong officially stepped down as CEO of JD Group.
So this also makes some people feel that this matter seems to be very similar to the Huawei incident, which was a game from the beginning.
Some people also dug out that the US consortium had wanted to buy JD.com at a low price.
This is extremely frightening to think about, but we can't say anything about conspiracy theories.
For the ordinary melon-eating masses, the most concerned is zhang Zetian's dynamics.
When Liu Qiangdong was arrested that year, Wang Sicong ridiculed it on the Internet.
Many people are also waiting to see the reaction of the "milk tea sister".
At that time, Zhang Zetian posted a photo of a family of three holding mooncakes in their hands, indicating that he only wished to keep the clouds open and see the moon.
Now, before the case was reopened, the media also took photos of Liu Qiangdong's family of three playing outdoors, looking in a good mood.
However, some people have analyzed that compared with the high-profile appearance of "before the accident", this is actually one of the few public appearances of the couple after 4 years of accident.
Moreover, four years have passed, the "status" of the two has been reversed, Liu Qiangdong is idle at home, and Zhang Zetian is the existence of "being alone".
Can Zhang Zetian still "wish to keep the clouds open"?
Indeed, Cambridge further study, celebrity gatherings, investment and entrepreneurship, in recent years Zhang Zetian has been busy enriching himself, and has worked hard to create a world.
As of 2020, the 27-year-old Zhang Zetian's personal net worth has reached 58.4 billion.
But that doesn't say anything.
After all, Zhang Zetian has told the media many times that he does not have to prove that he does not rely on Liu Qiangdong.
Liu Qiangdong helped her, she also helped Liu Qiangdong, husband and wife are independent of each other, but also complement each other.
Therefore, this time in the career, in life, presumably Zhang Zetian has his own way of coping.
Then wait for the court's decision.
In fact, the case has been pulling in the past four years, mainly:
The woman has not provided critical evidence that can determine sexual assault.
The reopening of the investigation does not know whether the woman will have substantial evidence.
I remember what Karl Popper once said: Reason is the compass, and desire is a storm.
In any case, the mistakes you make still have to face the wind and rain by yourself.
Yes to Liu Jingyao, and so to Liu Qiangdong.
Let's hope that the court can make a fair judgment as soon as possible.
The truth will always come out one day.
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