JD.com's Liu Won't Be Charged After Rape Investigation
- Authorities say there isn’t enough evidence to prove crime
- Potential charges have hung over JD.com’s stock for months
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JD.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Liu won’t be charged in connection with a rape investigation in Minneapolis, ending a probe of more than three months, authorities said.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the decision Friday. Liu had been arrested Aug. 31 and accused of allegedly raping a 21-year-old female Chinese undergraduate student. Liu, 45, was a participant in a University of Minnesota program for business executives from China at the time of his arrest.