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Police In Minneapolis Say Chinese Billionaire's Arrest Was For Alleged Rape
Source: NPR
Police In Minneapolis Say Chinese Billionaire's Arrest Was For Alleged Rape
September 5, 20187:31 AM ET
SCOTT NEUMAN
The billionaire head of one of China's top e-commerce sites who was arrested over the weekend in Minnesota is under investigation following an accusation of felony rape in the Midwestern state, according to a Minneapolis Police report.
No charges have been filed against Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, who is the founder of the Beijing-based online shopping platform JD.com, a rival to Alibaba.com. The Minneapolis police report did not provide details of the alleged incident leading to Friday's arrest.
"We are putting resources to the investigation and our concern is to provide services to the complainant and to ensure that we're protecting the rights of Mr Liu," John Elder, a police department spokesman, told the South China Morning Post.
Liu, 45, was reportedly back in China by Monday and had returned to JD.com headquarters Tuesday morning. The company issued a statement saying that Liu had been falsely accused and that police found no misconduct.
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September 5, 20187:31 AM ET
SCOTT NEUMAN
The billionaire head of one of China's top e-commerce sites who was arrested over the weekend in Minnesota is under investigation following an accusation of felony rape in the Midwestern state, according to a Minneapolis Police report.
No charges have been filed against Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, who is the founder of the Beijing-based online shopping platform JD.com, a rival to Alibaba.com. The Minneapolis police report did not provide details of the alleged incident leading to Friday's arrest.
"We are putting resources to the investigation and our concern is to provide services to the complainant and to ensure that we're protecting the rights of Mr Liu," John Elder, a police department spokesman, told the South China Morning Post.
Liu, 45, was reportedly back in China by Monday and had returned to JD.com headquarters Tuesday morning. The company issued a statement saying that Liu had been falsely accused and that police found no misconduct.
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Read more: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/05/644768000/police-in-minneapolis-say-chinese-billionaires-arrest-was-for-alleged-rape
