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'Stand together': support surges in China for student accusing JD.com tycoon of rape
Source: The Guardian
'Stand together': support surges in China for student accusing JD.com tycoon of rape
Hashtag campaign on social media gathers force after Liu Jingyao sued Richard Liu for sexual assault in US
Simina Mistreanu
Fri 3 May 2019 04.51 BST
China’s internet users have rallied behind a student who is pursuing a civil case against billionaire retail tycoon Richard Liu, who she accuses of rape.
Twenty-one-year-old University of Minnesota student Liu Jingyao, who has agreed to be named, has accused the JD.com chief executive of getting her drunk at a dinner and later raping her in her apartment in the US. The company – which is China’s second-largest e-commerce site and has been included in the suit – has dismissed the claim as “meritless” and said it would defend itself vigourously.
Liu was arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct in August last year. In December, US prosecutors dropped the charge, citing “profound evidentiary problems”.
The fresh lawsuit against Liu, who is said to be worth $7.5bn by Forbes, was filed in Minnesota and has sparked an outpouring of support, with two hashtags on Weibo gathering more than 15m views within days: #HereForJingyao and #IAmNotAPerfectVictimEither (#woyebushiwanmeishouhaizhe).
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Hashtag campaign on social media gathers force after Liu Jingyao sued Richard Liu for sexual assault in US
Simina Mistreanu
Fri 3 May 2019 04.51 BST
China’s internet users have rallied behind a student who is pursuing a civil case against billionaire retail tycoon Richard Liu, who she accuses of rape.
Twenty-one-year-old University of Minnesota student Liu Jingyao, who has agreed to be named, has accused the JD.com chief executive of getting her drunk at a dinner and later raping her in her apartment in the US. The company – which is China’s second-largest e-commerce site and has been included in the suit – has dismissed the claim as “meritless” and said it would defend itself vigourously.
Liu was arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct in August last year. In December, US prosecutors dropped the charge, citing “profound evidentiary problems”.
The fresh lawsuit against Liu, who is said to be worth $7.5bn by Forbes, was filed in Minnesota and has sparked an outpouring of support, with two hashtags on Weibo gathering more than 15m views within days: #HereForJingyao and #IAmNotAPerfectVictimEither (#woyebushiwanmeishouhaizhe).
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/03/china-richard-liu-rape-civil-lawsuit-support-surges-for-student
