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.+ z: b |+ c2 O) n6 }) `/ |" i
' S4 g6 p: T6 Q N9 YAttorney 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."& E# ]4 f' f5 s+ H! c9 h
7 L* L9 h2 h* D& i# U5 D- [Florin issued a statement after Minnesota prosecutors on Friday declined to charge Liu.# w+ e7 A* {( L9 D% j9 {
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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. ' E. i5 w# {+ v4 F+ t6 V5 Z& {8 B) V' D
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. ?9 `; O' w# `/ P+ A# z
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Liu's attorney says the billionaire was arrested "based on a false claim" and that the decision not to file charges "vindicates him."1 G& S; u2 h( P; N3 V+ s( {- d& f