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The attorney for a University of Minnesota student who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Chinese billionaire Richard Liu says the woman is planning to sue.
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Attorney Wil Florin says a civil jury should determine whether Liu, his company, Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, and their representatives "should be held accountable for the events of that night."
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$ F3 F. l. `# q) Q8 f$ G, xFlorin issued a statement after Minnesota prosecutors on Friday declined to charge Liu.
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Florin would not give details of the planned lawsuit, but told The Associated Press it would be in the U.S./ i! |8 w3 p7 }+ ^* F; G: d
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Liu was arrested Aug. 31 and released. He returned to China. He was in Minneapolis for a weeklong residency as part of the University of Minnesota's doctor of business administration China program.
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$ _4 Q$ b6 r% d) H; _# o, mLiu's attorney says the billionaire was arrested "based on a false claim" and that the decision not to file charges "vindicates him."- X3 R2 G+ }6 u2 S
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