Leidi.com Lotte On October 2,
, the founder of JD , Liu Qiangdong, reached a settlement in the Mingzhou case of Mingzhou, which lasted for nearly 4 years.
On the evening of October 1, North American time, the lawyer teams of both parties issued a joint statement, saying that the misunderstanding caused by an accidental incident in Minnesota, USA in 2018 occupied a large amount of social resources and caused deep trouble to each other's families.
Today, in order to avoid further litigation harm, the two parties decided to eliminate misunderstandings and reach a settlement, bringing an end to the incident.
Except for the above statements, Ms. Liu Jingyao, her representatives and lawyers will no longer make any comments, and both parties will not issue any other joint statements.
Liu Qiangdong himself was present throughout the whole time, and Liu Qiangdong's wife Ze Tian was also in the audience. Recently, Zhang Zetian was also revealed to be pregnant with a second child.
In August 2018, JD founder Liu Qiangdong participated in the DBA program jointly organized by Tsinghua University and the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota in the United States, and went to Minnesota to participate in a one-week summer course.
On August 30, Liu Qiangdong attended a dinner, and Liu Jingyao, a student at the University of Minnesota, was also invited to attend. After the dinner, Liu Qiangdong and Liu Jingyao returned to her dormitory together and they had sex.
At the end of August 2018, Liu Qiangdong was detained on suspicion of rape in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA and was released the next afternoon. JD.com said that Liu Qiangdong was subject to false accusations.
In 2019, Jingyao Liu, a student at the University of Minnesota, filed a civil lawsuit in a court in Minneapolis, claiming that he was raped by Liu Qiangdong in August 2018.
During this investigation, Liu Qiangdong insisted through his lawyer that he was innocent and that the sexual contact between the two was "voluntary" and "spontaneous". Liu Jingyao said that Liu Qiangdong intended to hurt her, illegally restrict freedom, and sexually assault.
This lawsuit lasted for several years and had a great impact on Liu Qiangdong's reputation. Now, Liu Qiangdong has retired from the front desk of JD.com.
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