The sexual invasion case of Liu Qiangdong became more and more complex, and the key witnesses suddenly returned home.
At noon local time on the 7th, Minneapolis Police Department in Minnesota issued a statement saying that the case of Liu Qiangdong is still under investigation, the police will not publish any relevant information for the time being, once the investigation is completed, the information collected will be in accordance with the standard procedure. To the county attorney's office.
As for Jingdong founder and CEO Liu Qiangdong lawyer Freiberg (Joseph Friedberg) said 7 days that the case will be closed, including Minneapolis police station, Henneping County (Hennepin County) Prosecutor's Office denied.
Lawyer Freiberg said on the evening of the 6th that the police had proposed to close the case, and he believed that the whole case on the 7th would come to an end. He also mentioned that Liu Qiangdong had been falsely accused and therefore would not be charged with any charges. Fryberg said that when the case was closed, Recordings, photographs, transcripts, etc., will be published, but it will take some time to make them fully public.
Lawyer is Liu Qiangdong's employer, unofficial stand, of course, standing in Liu Qiangdong's position.
Regarding Liu Qiangdong's statement, Minneapolis Police Department spokesman Elder denied on the evening of the 6th, and said, "the police are still conducting a criminal investigation, there will be no conclusion in the process, will depend on the evidence to determine the direction of the investigation."
Local police official website
Meanwhile, Hennepin County Attorney's Office said on the 7th, "the investigation is still under way, should continue until next week, prosecutors have not received a police report."
The case became complex, and one of the key witnesses "Cui Haitao has returned to China."
Cui Haitao, director and associate dean of the Carlson DBA program at the University of Minnesota, was invited to the dinner that evening by Professor Cui Haitao. But as a key witness in the case, Professor Cui was revealed to have returned home.
How much does that cost? In order to run home.
After the crime, Fang Zhouzi left a deep message on Twitter:
"Cui Haitao, a professor at the University of Minnesota, is an important witness in the Liu Qiangdong case. How can he fly to China in a hurry?"
At present, Professor Choi's office found the door closed, with a note on the door that read: "New people are entering your life, bringing new concepts." New people come into your life and bring new ideas.
According to other professors, Professor Cui returned to China shortly after the crime, did not appear in Mingda, the specific situation is not known.
What is more important than protecting their students when they are at a time when they are likely to be summoned by the police as important witnesses to the party concerned?
You know, Professor Choi was named the "most beloved teacher Award" by EMBA cadets of the Carlson College CHEMBA program in 2017.
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Details of Liu Qiangdong's involvement in the United States before and after the sexual invasion case
28 August:
Dinner party on the cruise ship. Girls show up.
Liu Qiangdong's trip to the University of Minnesota was due to his (DBA) program, a professional doctoral program organized by Mingzhou University and the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University in China. "the main purpose should be to get a diploma. Many universities now have similar 'gilded' programs with Chinese colleges and universities, and it is impossible for executives to actually come to the United States for classes, mainly in Chinese schools.
When you come to the United States, most of the time you get a diploma. Usually the school district listens to the lecture, some scenic spots turn around. " During this period, many student volunteers will help organize and perform a lot of work.
On 27 August, Liu Qiangdong, his wife, children, his mother-in-law and other family members, as well as his entourage, landed at the MSP airport. "on a private plane, there is a special private flying area next to MSP airport, a driving building, a runway, and so on," he said. The students used to help carry their luggage.
They are on a Mercedes-Benz business bus arranged by the travel agency. I've been at school for the next few days, just like all other similar projects. "
On Aug. 27, Liu Qiangdong landed on a private plane with his family and entourage at MSP airport.
On Aug. 28, a pedestrian had dinner on a Mississippi cruise ship, not sure if the girl concerned had been on the dinner. On August 29, a pedestrian on the lake Minnetonka cruise boat had dinner, confirming that the girl involved had been present at dinner.
30 August:
No wonder 32 bottles of red wine were consumed at the restaurant
On August 30, everything began to happen this evening. Liu Qiangdong and his party in a local restaurant called Origami Uptown, with the "nest" meal, the meal's wine list, the number of people and other details were exposed.
Pictures circulating online show that 32 bottles of red wine were consumed at the dinner.
"We were all surprised at the fact that the wine list had been turned up, and there was no way to hide any information." But the interviewees did not feel strange, or even strange, about this type of meal: "the dinner of that evening was very common, knowing that such a meal was often found in this type of event";
"at the table of middle-aged men, there are a few beautiful young ladies who sometimes know they are not students," he said. "most of what I saw before came from China by plane." "I'm sure the girl was brought by Miss Cui from the School of Management."
Photo shows Liu Qiangdong and his party at the local Origami Uptown restaurant on Aug. 30.
At the dinner on 31 August, the girl, who had just transferred to school and might be a "exchange student", appeared at the dinner. Many students did not know her. On the one hand, they were new, on the other hand, they did not belong to the long-standing circle of overseas students studying in Yu Ming, so, Many students denied that the girl had something to do with Mingda, or even that the whole incident had a direct relationship with Mingda, because "they all came from outside."
31 August:
First call to the police: "it's okay," the girl said to the police.
At Mingda it was learned that the girl in question had called the police twice.
Expose people once told reporters that the first call took place at a meal, and that the first call should happen in a girls' dormitory, according to reporters who learned from other sources that the first call should take place in the girls' dormitory. After dinner, Liu Qiangdong sent the girl, who had apparently been filled with a lot of wine, back to the dormitory.
At about 2 a. M., the first police call took place. The girl called the police with the help of others. When the police appeared, the girl said: misunderstanding, nothing. So things are over for the time being.
On the evening of August 31st, Liu Qiangdong and his party gathered at a famous Italian restaurant in Sao Paulo called Pazzalun Urban, which hosted Clinton, Obama and other American dignitaries. Also present are more than 50 students and staff of the Carson Business School of Ming University.
1 September:
After the second police call, Liu was arrested in the small classroom:
In the early morning of September 1, Liu Qiangdong was taken away by police at Carson School of Management, Minzhou University, after being called to the police for the second time.
Time interval from the second alarm should not be long, Liu Qiangdong was about girls to the Carlson School of Management, 2 / F 214. It was a very small classroom for only four to six people with glass windows on the door.
At around 1: 00 a.m., September 1, Liu Qiangdong was picked up by the police and taken away by the police. According to the prison report, it was 1: 36 a.m. The classroom, which has become a "new attraction" for the school, is where students take pictures of various "behavioural arts" and the media will be waiting.
At 4:05 on the 1st, Liu Qiangdong was released, which was later revealed in a public prison report as "a crime against sexual behavior (Criminal Sexual Conduct)." However, it is marked zero on the bail gold information. In the charge status column, mark "released, pending prosecution of (RELEASED PENDING COMPLAINT)".
Reporters visited the prison location where Liu Qiangdong was held, and the police stations in Pingxian and Minneapolis are in the same area, 1.7 miles from business school, about seven minutes' drive. It can also be speculated that after the police report, the police can quickly arrive at the scene.
The campus lost its serenity, Jiang's surnamed woman disturbed the situation.
What happened later, the earth knows, rumors also spread the wings of imagination, flying all over the city. The most ridiculous of them is the appearance of Chiang's surnamed woman, and his classmates are furious about it. "her Weibo fans are labeled five hundred thousand"; "if we had such a school girl on campus, we'd have heard of it."
Campus, also no longer quiet, "a lot of people received various phone calls or emails, was asked about the situation of the incident"; "some media to our students to send emails, consult this matter;" "We have always been academically knowledgeable. Why are we so famous for this matter?" he said. All sorts of rumors, swearing, and I later deleted all of my social media profiles. "
Case timeline:
27 August: Liu Qiangdong, his family and his entourage landed on a private plane at MSP airport;
August 28: Liu Qiangdong a pedestrian in Mississippi cruise boat dinner, do not confirm whether the girl involved in the dinner;
August 29: Liu Qiangdong a pedestrian on the Minnetonka Lake cruise boat at dinner, confirmed that the girl involved in the dinner;
August 30: Liu Qiangdong and his party ate in the local Origami Uptown restaurant, the girl was sent back to the dormitory by Liu Qiangdong, the first alarm occurred in the early morning;
August 31: evening girls and Liu Qiangdong meet in a local famous western restaurant; late at night a second police call.
September 1: 36 a.m. Liu Qiangdong was arrested at Carson School of Management, Mingzhou University.
Jingdong 7 update official website said that if law enforcement departments need, Liu Qiangdong is willing to cooperate with the investigation.
On the 7th, the Jingdong website updated the case message in a question-and-answer manner.
Liu Qiangdong was arrested in Minnesota on the night of August 31, local time, on suspicion of "constituting a crime," sexual behavior (criminal sexual conduct), and has been released without charge, Jingdong said. He was not required to pay any bail gold and has now returned home.
Mr. Liu will continue to lead the company and has resumed his day-to-day work at Jingdong, an event that has no impact on Jingdong's day-to-day operations and will not happen in the future. If the law enforcement department has the need in the future, Liu Qiangdong is also willing to cooperate with the investigation.
Jingdong's lawyer, Jingdong's statement, is all about defending Jingdong and Liu Qiangdong, for reference only, on the basis of a statement by the U.S. Police and prosecutors.