Ms. Liu, a Chinese citizen, was asked to be a volunteer for the program, according to the lawsuit. Ms. Liu attended a dinner that turned out to be a business networking event organized by Mr. Liu and was paid for using a JD.com corporate credit card, according to the lawsuit. Inside, Mr. Liu began to grope Ms. Liu without her consent, she claimed. She asked to be taken back to her apartment, but Mr. Liu followed her inside and raped her, according to the lawsuit. Ms. Brisbois, Mr. Liu’s lawyer, has said that Ms. Liu agreed to the physical contact with Mr. Liu inside the car and that what happened inside the apartment was “entirely consensual.”After Mr. Liu’s release, Ms. Liu demanded money in exchange for not suing, Ms. Brisbois has said.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2019 22:07 UTC