刘强东性侵案再起波澜：女大学生要求赔偿5万美元，京东也成了被告

近来，京东的日子大概不太好过↓↓↓

前阵子因为裁员、末位淘汰、零底薪等新闻频上热搜。

这边厢，话题热度还没下去呢，那边厢，刘强东性侵案又再起波澜……

路透社：明尼苏达大学学生状告刘强东强奸

等等，世纪君记得去年年底的时候，美国检方决定不起诉刘强东了呀？

美国明尼苏达州亨内平县检察官办公室12月21日发表声明称，因证据不足，将不会以性侵罪起诉京东创始人刘强东。（戳回顾）

然而，刑事已免，民事已至。

据路透社报道，在美国检方决定不予刑事起诉近4个月后，当地时间周二，指控刘强东强奸的明尼苏达大学学生Jingyao Liu向法院提起民事诉讼，指控刘强东于去年8月强奸了她。

A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after prosecutors declined to press criminal charges.

据澎湃新闻报道，代表Liu Jingyao的美国宾夕法尼亚州律师事务所Florin Roebig, P.A.在一份声明中称，“我们的代理人愿意向全世界公布她的名字，让正义得以伸张，我们为她表现出的难以置信的勇气感到骄傲。”

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根据诉讼文件，该女大学生被确认为明尼苏达大学本科生，名叫Jingyao Liu。Jingyao Liu要求赔偿5万美元，并将京东也列为被告。

The lawsuit, which also names JD.com as a defendant, seeks more than $50,000 in damages. The student, Liu Jingyao, is identified in the complaint as an undergraduate who lives in Minneapolis.

据悉，在这起民事诉讼中，京东和刘强东均为被告，共被指控6项罪名，其中包括非法监禁、民事侵犯和殴打以及性侵或殴打等。

The lawsuit accused Richard Liu and JD.com of a total of six counts of false imprisonment, civil assault and battery, as well as sexual assault or battery.

法庭文件还显示，京东对刘强东的行为负有“替代责任”，因为他涉及的这起案件发生在与他工作有关的活动中。此外，法庭文件还称，刘强东袭击及殴打的行为也是在其他两名京东员工Vivian Yang Han和Alice Zhang Yujia的陪同下进行的，“这些员工不仅在场，还为刘强东对这名女大学生的攻击提供了协助”。

JD.com is “vicariously liable” for Richard Liu’s behavior because his alleged actions happened while he was “seemingly” at work-related activities, the court document said. The assault and battery also began in the presence of two other JD.com employees, Vivian Yang Han and Alice Zhang Yujia, the court filing said.

“Those employees were not only present but helped facilitate” Richard Liu’s alleged assault of the student, according to the lawsuit.

此外，路透社报道中还提到，此次事件使这名女大学生“身心受伤”，她已于2018年秋季学期退学，目前正在接受专业咨询和治疗。

“The offensive contact caused the plaintiff physical and emotional injuries,” the court filing said. “It also caused her to withdraw from all classes during the fall 2018 semester at the University of Minnesota and to seek professional counseling, care and treatment.”

刘强东律师：诉讼毫无根据，会进行强力辩护

对此，刘强东的律师吉尔·布里斯布瓦16日在一份书面声明中表示，她还没有看到对方的诉讼书，但基于“亨内平县检察官办公室撤销对刘强东的刑事诉讼以及我们对于他的清白的信任，我们认为，这起诉讼毫无根据，并且会对其进行强力辩护。”

Richard Liu’s attorney, Jill Brisbois, said in a written statement on Tuesday that she had not yet reviewed the complaint, but “based on the Hennepin County attorney’s declination to charge a case against our client and our belief in his innocence, we feel strongly that this suit is without merit and will vigorously defend against it.”

京东的律师彼得·沃尔什也在一份书面声明中表示，他们现在并不准备对此发表评论，但将积极抵制“对公司的这些毫无根据的指责”。

Peter Walsh, an attorney for JD.com at Hogan Lovells, said in a written statement while they were not prepared to comment at this time, they will vigorously defend against “these meritless claims against the company.”

据澎湃新闻报道，此次事件的具体详情，刘强东方面与涉事女士方面各执一词。

刘强东方面律师Jill Brisbois在声明中称，“女方在几次通话和短信沟通中反复索要钱财，并威胁如果她的要求得不到满足就要将此事公开并起诉刘强东。刘强东坚决拒绝与其谈判。”

而女方律师Wil Florin则对华尔街日报表示，一位刘强东的律师曾主动通过电话与涉事女士联系商谈和解。Florin还表示：“刘强东的律师事先准备好的声明中，很多内容与目击者的证词直接矛盾。”

与此同时，#刘强东被起诉这一话题也在微博上引发热议。

事件回顾

美国当地时间2018年8月31日晚，京东创始人刘强东因“涉嫌性侵”被捕，随后被释放。（戳回顾）

Chinese billionaire and tech company executive Liu Qiangdong was arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of sexual assault and later released as an investigation continues, authorities said.

不久后刘强东回国。

2018年12月21日，美国明尼苏达州亨内平县检察官办公室发表声明称，因证据不足，将不会以性侵罪起诉京东创始人刘强东。

声明称：

经过明尼阿波利斯警察局性犯罪部门的彻底调查和四名性侵案高级检查官的细致审查，认定此案证据严重不足。因此，任何刑事指控都极不可能，被证明超出合理怀疑（范围）。

After a thorough investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department sex crimes unit and a meticulous review by four senior, sexual assault prosecutors, it was determined there were profound evidentiary problems, which would have made it highly unlikely that any criminal charge could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

2018年12月22日，刘强东在微博上首次发声。他表示，当天的行为给他的家庭、特别是他的妻子造成了巨大的伤害，为此感到十分的自责和后悔。

时隔4个月，刘强东强奸案再起波澜，这一回，你怎么看？

综合来源：Reuters，环球网，The New York Times，澎湃新闻