Chinese tech billionaire Richard Liu settles US rape allegation


Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, CEO of JD.com, raises his arms to celebrate the IPO for his company at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York on May 22, 2014. Liu has agreed to settle lawsuit from a former University of Minnesota student who alleges he raped her after a night of dinner and drinks in 2018 according to a statement released Saturday, Oct 1, 2022. — AP

MINNEAPOLIS: Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in her Minneapolis apartment after a night of dinner and drinks with wealthy Chinese executives in 2018, attorneys for both sides announced late on Oct 1.

A settlement amount was not disclosed.

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