JD.com CEO Will Not Face Assault Charges in Minnesota

JD.com CEO Will Not Face Assault Charges in Minnesota
CEO of JD.com Richard Liu Qiangdong arrives at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at The Great Hall of People in Beijing on March 3, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Reuters
Updated:
Minnesota prosecutors will not charge the billionaire chief executive officer of China’s JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, after he was accused of rape by a University of Minnesota student during a recent U.S. visit, authorities said on Dec. 21.

Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman said there were “profound evidentiary problems which would have made it highly unlikely that any criminal charge could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”