Sina US stock news Beijing time on the 22nd, Reuters released an exclusive report on Wednesday, saying that prosecutors in Liu Qiangdong's sexual assault case are weighing evidence other than the parties' statements in order to break the deadlock surrounding the case.

In this report, Reuters also disclosed more details of the case, including that Liu Qiangdong's assistant asked Li Hua, the chairman of Shenzhen Excellence Group, to negotiate with the woman the next day to reach a settlement, and that the victim got into the car on the night of the incident.Later, a female assistant of Liu Qiangdong tried to sit between her and Liu Qiangdong to separate them, but Liu warned not to interrupt me.

The following is an excerpt from the Reuters report:

Billionaire Business School

Liu Qiangdong, 45, traveled to the University of Minnesota in late August to enroll in a doctor of business administration (DBA) program for Chinese executives.Other students in the program include Ma Huateng, CEO of Tencent, and Li Hua, chairman of Shenzhen Zhuoyue Real Estate Group Co., according to university materials.

After the alleged rape, one of Liu's personal assistants turned to Li Hua and asked him to talk to the woman to reach a settlement, the woman told police in a recorded interview.

Li Hua did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.Representatives for the University of Minnesota declined to discuss the case, citing student privacy rights.

The alleged rape occurred when the student was seated next to Liu at a dinner hosted by Liu at a Japanese restaurant.Near the end of the party, the woman said she was drunk and needed help getting home, according to police records.

A woman named Alice Zhang (Alice Zhang) introduced herself as Liu Qiangdong's personal assistant. She helped the student get into Liu Qiangdong's car and got into the car with Liu.

The victim said the female assistant initially tried to sit between her and Liu Qiangdong, but was warned by Liu Qiangdong not to hinder me, so she sat in the front seat.Liu Qiangdong then began groping the victim in the back seat.

At the same time, the assistant surnamed Zhang who sat in the front row turned on the radio and folded up the rearview mirror.

When a Reuters reporter called Zhang's mobile phone, a woman who answered the phone denied she was Zhang and hung up after hearing a description of the report.Lawyers for Liu Qiangdong did not answer questions about the incident or other specific requests for comment.

The victim told police she was terrified, drunk and didn't know where she was.She thought she could sit down and talk to Liu and convince him to drive her home.

She said to Liu Qiangdong: I know you are a good person, you can calm down so that you can realize what you are doing now.

When they arrived at her residence, Liu Qiangdong told the driver and his assistant, surnamed Zhang, that he would be back soon.Liu ended up spending about four hours in her apartment, showering and lying naked on her bed, according to a person familiar with the matter.The victim claimed that she repeatedly rejected Liu and tried to get him to leave.

She told police: "He tried to pull me into the shower.I did my best to deal with him.

Liu Qiangdong eventually pressed her on the bed and raped her while she was still wearing some clothes.The woman later told police she kept the semen on the sheets as evidence.

Quick Response

Another of Liu's assistants, Vivian Yang, contacted the woman the day after the incident.

The student told the assistant, surnamed Yang, that she wanted to talk about what happened yesterday, according to WeChat messages seen by Reuters.Her lawyer confirmed to Reuters that the WeChat messages were genuine.

The female student told Yang she wanted justice and was considering a lawyer.In subsequent police interviews, the student said she thought Liu Qiangdong could apologize to her.Police were provided with the same WeChat information during the investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The assistant surnamed Yang suggested that she meet with Li Hua, the chairman of Excellence Group, that night, you say yours, we say ours.Let Boss Li tell you first that he is a person we both trust, so he can communicate with you first.The conversation was recorded by a friend of the victim and heard by Reuters.

Reuters could not determine what prompted Yang to propose Li Hua as an intermediary, whether Li Hua agreed to do so, or whether he was aware of the plan.

The victim told police she declined the offer, saying she only wanted to talk to Liu.According to the recording, she said she wished a friend of hers had been there.

WeChat information shows that the assistant surnamed Yang finally agreed to take Liu Qiangdong to meet the woman at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota at around 10:30 on Friday night.The woman was making a statement to police when Liu got there.Police arrested Liu Qiangdong around 11 p.m.

Liu Qiangdong was released around 4 p.m. the next day pending an investigation.A few hours later, he returned to China by private jet.

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