中國互聯網和電子商務集團京東的創始人兼首席執行官劉強東在美國明尼蘇達州遭受性侵犯投訴後被捕。
這位45歲的中國企業家是英文名‘理查德’，京東是中國最大的電子商務平臺之一，僅次於阿里巴巴的淘寶網。 其於2014年在紐約上市，目前擁有460億美元的市值。
根據胡潤百富報告，劉強東是中國最富有的商人之一，估計個人財富為700億元人民幣（合100億美元）。
一份監獄名單顯示他在被當地警察逮捕後於週六從亨內平縣監獄獲釋。
據知情人士透露，該案涉及劉先生和明尼蘇達大學的一名中國學生，整起案件是劉強東在美國出差期間發生的。
這也意味著劉強東第二次與性侵犯案有關。“紐約時報”7月份報道說，劉強東被指定為澳大利亞政黨的主持人，據稱發生了性侵犯案件。但是在這種情況下，他沒有被指控有任何不當行為。
京東官方證實，劉強東最近被明尼蘇達州警方拘留。並在一份聲明中稱："在美國出差期間，劉強東先生在明尼蘇達州被警方質疑與未經證實的指控有關。當地警方迅速確定對劉先生的指控不符實，隨後劉強東先生按原計劃恢復了他的商業活動。
公司發言人補充道：”社交媒體上關於劉先生的謠言都是不真實的。警方已經進行了調查，沒有發現任何反對劉先生的事。他現在正以充分的自由繼續他的商務訪問。”
然而，明尼阿波利斯警察局公共信息官約翰·埃爾德說：“調查仍在進行中。”
埃爾德先生說，如果警方繼續關押劉先生，當地的規定將要求該部門在週二中午之前提出申訴。“他在正式投訴之前被釋放，而且通常在沒有保釋的情況下完成。”
Liu Qiangdong, the founder and chief executive of Chinese internet and ecommerce group JD.com, has been arrested after a complaint of sexual assault in the US state of Minnesota.
The 45-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, who goes by the English name Richard, is behind one of China’s largest ecommerce platforms, second only to Alibaba’s Taobao. JD.com went public in New York in 2014 and today has a $46bn market capitalisation.
Mr Liu is one of the country’s richest businessmen, with an estimated Rmb70bn ($10bn) in personal wealth, according to the Hurun Report.
A jail roster showed he was released from the Hennepin County jail on Saturday after being arrested by local police.
The case involved Mr Liu and a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota and allegedly occurred during a business trip to the US, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
This marks the second time the billionaire has been connected to a sexual assault case. The New York Times reported in July that Mr Liu was named as the host of a party in Australia at which an alleged sexual assault case took place. He was not accused of any wrongdoing in that situation.
JD.com confirmed that the company leader had recently been detained by Minnesota police. It said in a statement: “During a business trip to the United States, Mr Liu was questioned by police in Minnesota in relation to an unsubstantiatedaccusation. The local police quickly determined there was no substance to the claim against Mr Liu, and he was subsequently able to resume his business activities as originally planned.”
A company spokesperson added: “Rumours on social media about Mr Liu are all untrue. The police have done their investigation and found nothing against Mr Liu. He is now to continue his business visit with full freedom.”
However, John Elder, public information officer for the Minneapolis Police Department said: “The investigation is ongoing.”
He added: “The statute of limitations is our only deadline at this point.”
Mr Elder said that had the police continued to hold Mr Liu, local rules would have required the department to file a complaint by Tuesday midday. “He was released pending formal complaint and that is most often done without bail needing to be set,” he said.
In an interview with the Financial Times last year, Mr Liu voiced his ambition for JD.com to become the largest B2C (business to consumer) platform in China in five years. “We will surpass any competitor,” he said.
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