JD.com founder Richard Liu last year. Photo: Reuters

Chinese billionaire and JD.com CEO Richard Liu will not face sexual assault charges, say Minnesota prosecutors

He was arrested August 31 on suspicion of felony rape and released
Liu expresses ‘deep regret and remorse’ after prosecutors decide it is ‘highly unlikely’ any charge could have been proven beyond reasonable doubt

Topic | JD.com

Robert Delaney

Published: 4:24am, 22 Dec, 2018

Updated: 11:12pm, 22 Dec, 2018

JD.com founder Richard Liu last year. Photo: Reuters

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Robert Delaney

Robert Delaney is the Post’s North America bureau chief. He spent 11 years in China as a language student and correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg, and continued covering the country as a correspondent and an academic after leaving. His debut novel, The Wounded Muse, draws on actual events that played out in Beijing while he lived there.