The duplex mansion purchased by Liu Qiangdong in 2015 is located in Sydney, the metropolis of Australia.
The Australian court sentenced on Friday (October 12) that Chinese real estate businessman Xu Longwei (Longwei Xu) was sentenced to at least two and a half years in prison for raping a model.Before the case happened, Xu Longwei had just left the birthday dinner held at the Sydney mansion of Jingdong boss Liu Qiangdong, which made the case even more attention from the outside world.
When the Australian media reported on this case, they claimed that Xu Longwei was a friend of Liu Qiangdong, but Liu Qiangdong had entrusted a lawyer to issue a statement, claiming that he was not familiar with both parties involved.
Judge Nicole Noman (Nicole Noman) said in the judgment that Xu Longwei was very arrogant and thought that he could win the victim with his own charm.The judge said: Violating another person's body is a serious crime. Xu showed a sense of superiority and did whatever he wanted without considering the victim's feelings.
Case review
The incident occurred on December 26, 2015.The 20-year-old model was sent by Xu Longwei to Liu Qiangdong's penthouse apartment in Sydney to attend a birthday dinner.According to the model's testimony in court, the male guests at the banquet toasted her and even poured alcohol to the point of getting drunk, but Liu Qiangdong himself did not toast her.
She asked to go back, but Xu Longwei offered to send her off, but took her to room 1319 of Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney near Liu Qiangdong's mansion.Despite her repeated refusals, he still forcibly removes her clothes.
After 11 o'clock that night, she left and called the police after Xu Longwei fell asleep.
In July 2018, the Australian court began a trial on the case.The model told the court through an interpreter that Xu had said during the attempted rape that he would buy her a yacht, but I said no.
On July 23, 2018, the court jury ruled that Xu Longwei was guilty of seven charges, including: indecent assault, assault, and having sex with a woman without her consent and knowing that the other party disagreed.During the course of the case, Liu Qiangdong's lawyer had twice applied for a court injunction to keep Liu Qiangdong's identity confidential, but was rejected by the judge.
outsider
On July 25, the Chinese media reported the statement issued by Zhou Junwu, Liu Qiangdong’s attorney, through Weibo. Regarding the recent online rumors about Mr. Liu Qiangdong released by some media, he hoped to clarify the facts and eliminate the impact, and solemnly complained about the rumors being fabricated and published.And reprint disseminators immediately stop the infringement.
This statement relates to the case in several ways:
- Xu Longwei participated in an Australian family birthday party organized by Liu Qiangdong;
- Xu Longwei was a man brought by a guest who took a woman away from the meeting place and sexually assaulted him;
- Mr. Liu Qiangdong is not familiar with both parties involved;
- The victim testified in court that Liu Qiangdong was not among the male guests who toasted him that day;
- The location of the incident was not Liu Qiangdong's home.
The statement also stated that Liu Qiangdong had been busy cooking and preparing dinner during the party.
Although the statement stated that Liu Qiangdong was not familiar with Xu Longwei, the Australian media believed that this was Liu Qiangdong's attempt to distance himself from Xu Longwei after the incident, draw a clear line and clear the relationship.But the question that has been asked by outsiders is: Who is this birthday party for?Let Liu Qiangdong be busy cooking, who is the protagonist who prepares dinner?
When the Australian media reported on this incident, they used the term "exclusive" and claimed that the birthday dinner was actually held for Xu Longwei.
Invisible rich
This case has been closely watched by the Australian media and even the British media from the trial to the verdict.However, there has been very little coverage of Xu Longwei's case in the Chinese media.Three years after the incident, it is difficult to see Chinese media and netizens mentioning his name in Internet news.
Some people believe that this should be related to the news censorship by the Chinese authorities.If this is the case, why does the Chinese media treat such a wealthy businessman who broke the law overseas in such a low-key manner?Compared with the overwhelming news and hot searches that Liu Qiangdong himself was detained by the police on suspicion of sexual assault in the United States this year, Xu Longwei is now convicted of a crime, and there is still no report from the Chinese media.
Regarding Xu Longwei, the Australian media only disclosed such brief information: He is 29 years old and is engaged in the real estate industry in Australia.During the trial, the court rejected Xu Longwei's bail application.The judge's reasoning was that Xu Longwei had deep connections and money, so he might leave Australia with other passports.
Xu Longwei's lawyer said he would appeal the verdict as soon as possible.
