The attorney for a University of Minnesota student who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Chinese billionaire Richard Liu says the woman is planning to sue. $ n' H [2 `9 {: U2 M% y# n4 |. x6 A5 `. P; L/ J
Attorney Wil Florin says a civil jury should determine whether Liu, his company, Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, and their representatives "should be held accountable for the events of that night."! n# R& @. i- W: P& I
- B2 ~; e. l! j3 qFlorin issued a statement after Minnesota prosecutors on Friday declined to charge Liu. : L1 k/ f1 q; g; B" I4 Y/ B1 W6 _% r+ W
Florin would not give details of the planned lawsuit, but told The Associated Press it would be in the U.S. ' J& f1 Z7 t; H' L8 d/ l# W; y2 C5 B
Liu was arrested Aug. 31 and released. He returned to China. He was in Minneapolis for a weeklong residency as part of the University of Minnesota's doctor of business administration China program. $ ^+ \4 q: @" k$ H- \# f; ^2 D& u+ e
Liu's attorney says the billionaire was arrested "based on a false claim" and that the decision not to file charges "vindicates him."- y. c; H& S8 d4 g% d
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