The hearing focused on a motion put forward by Liu: his lawyer applied to the court to prohibit Liu from asking questions in Liu's written testimony next month. It is reported that Liu himself may appear in court.
IT House understands that according to the court's public documents, Liu's original motion request is to ask the judge to prohibit Liu from asking the following questions: Liu's relationship with the system, personal financial situation and Liu's previously informed sexual relationship.
Because the trial was held in public, it was finally decided to withdraw Liu's motion. This means that when Liu's lawyer asks about Liu's written testimony, Liu will answer the above questions.
Previous reports on Liu's case.
On August 30th, 20 18, Liu went to a Japanese restaurant with a group of friends and colleagues, including Liu, who was 2 1 year-old. A few hours later, in the early morning of August 3 1, a classmate and friend of the female student reported that Liu had been raped.
20 18 12 2 1, Mike Freeman, a prosecutor in hennepin county, Minnesota, announced that after a thorough investigation by the local police station, it was found that there were serious evidence problems in the case of Chinese businessman Liu's alleged sexual assault, and the prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute Liu's sexual assault.
After the criminal offence of sexual assault was not established, the female student filed a civil lawsuit in Liu on April 20 19, claiming 50,000 US dollars. And Liu respectively responded to this. "We can't comment on this at present, but we will resolutely defend this false accusation." .
On July 24th, 20 19, local time, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA released a file with a page of 149, which involved "all evidence" of CEO Liu's sexual assault case.
According to the investigation report, Liu said in an interview that the woman invited him to the apartment and helped him take a bath. After making love both slept for several hours. When the police arrived, the female student told him, "This is a terrible misunderstanding."
On April 6, 2020, Liu formally appeared in court and submitted a defense. On April 27th, the judge ruled that JD.COM should not be exempted from the employer's vicarious liability. It is reported that the case is in the stage of obtaining evidence from the original defendant, and then Liu will accept a written inquiry from the lawyer.