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JD.com's Billionaire CEO Will Not Be Charged With Sexual Assault (bbc.com)
In September, JD.com's billionaire founder, Richard Liu, was accused of rape nearly four months ago by a young Chinese student at the University of Minnesota. He was reportedly in Minneapolis for his studies since he is a doctoral student at the university. According to The New York Times, "the Hennepin County attorney's office said that it did not find enough evidence to pursue a sexual assault case against Mr. Liu (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source)." From the report: The office of the Hennepin County Attorney said that it did not find enough evidence to pursue a case against Mr. Liu, a 45-year-old internet tycoon who was arrested by Minneapolis police in the early morning of Sept. 1 but was released within hours and allowed to return to China. The decision could bring Mr. Liu, who founded and leads the e-commerce behemoth JD.com, back to a more visible role at the company. JD.com's stock has slumped since the accusations were revealed, and Mr. Liu, whose Chinese name is Liu Qiangdong, has skipped several public engagements.
Do you really want to live in a society where an accusation with no evidence is guilt? Forget about individuals or politics, you may have a son in the same situation some day.
I also have a daughter and do not want her at risk of rape. I am not familiar with the specifics of this story, but I believe presumption of innocence is by far the best system.
Since when do we need EVIDENCE for rape accusations? Burn him at the stake and end his career!
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On June 18, (1998) Richard Liu committed RMB12,000 of his savings to lease a four-square-meter retail unit in Beijing’s technology hub of Zhongguancun. Here he established JD Multimedia, the business that would eventually become JD.com.
In March, (2013) JD formed a strategic partnership with Tencent, giving JD exclusive access to Tencent’s WeChat and Mobile QQ platforms.
Four square meters of rented space to billionaire. China's like America in the 1800's.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest Hemingway
The thing is, if he was poor he wouldn't have been able to post bail, wouldn't have been allowed to return to China, and would have been bullied into a plea bargain. The US legal system (calling it a "justice system" feels like a bad joke) is stacked in favour of people with money.