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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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+ R7 \; p& }1 ^1 e0 t% P2 c$ OAttorney 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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Florin 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.
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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.3 N' o9 I. S! T7 S! c; `; S% C- [
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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."
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