今年9月1日，京东集团董事局主席兼首席执行官刘强东，在美国明尼苏达州因涉嫌强奸一名21岁的明尼苏达大学女大学生而被逮捕。17个小时后，他被释放，几天后回到了中国，继续工作。
9月20日，美国明尼苏达州亨内平县检察官表示，将审查证据，并就刘强东案是否提起诉讼做出决定。该决定没有截止日期。也就是说，检方将在或近或远的未来决定，直接对刘强东进行起诉，或者在评估案件和证据后决定不予以起诉。
而这并不是刘强东第一次卷入桃色事件。2015年年末，刘强东在其悉尼的公寓中举办派对，事后一名女性指控受到派对上一名客人（Longwei Xu）性侵。澳大利亚当地法院2018年7月判决被指控者七项罪名成立，并拒绝了刘强东不公布其身份的申请。在这起悉尼事件中，刘强东没有受到任何指控。
9月24日，路透社发布了一篇关于刘强东案情的详细报道，试图用这名女学生的微信记录和餐馆监控及知情人士消息还原案件全过程。
以下为这篇报道的全文翻译：
明尼阿波利斯/纽约（路透社）--明尼阿波利斯的公寓，当天和中国亿万富翁刘强东在一起的21岁明尼苏达大学学生半夜向朋友发送了一条微信。她写道，刘强东强迫她与他发生性关系。
“我不愿意，”她在8月31日凌晨2点左右写道：“明天我会想办法逃脱，”并且她请求朋友不要打电话给警察。
“他会把消息压下去，”她写道，“他”指的是刘强东：“你低估了他的权力。”
路透社在之前并未曝光过这些微信信息。此案中的一名女律师--威尔·弗罗林（Wil Florin）表示，该信息是她透露的。
据警方报道，中国电子商务巨头京东公司的创始人刘强东当天晚些时候因涉嫌强奸被捕。后被释放，没有受到任何指控，并且通过律师否认了曾有过任何不当行为。此后他回到中国并承诺与明尼阿波利斯警方合作进行案件调查。
刘强东的律师吉尔·布里斯博斯（Jill Brisbois）表示，刘强东坚持自己的清白，并积极参与调查合作。
“如果该案件就此结案，那么这些指控与我们所希望的向公众披露的证据是不一致的，”布里斯博伊斯在回复路透社关于案件的问题的电子邮件中写道。
京东的发言人表示，当取得越来越多的证据时，“很明显，本说明中的信息并不能反应全部事实。”就路透社提出的微信信息的指控和一些其他的调查结果，她如此回复。
该案受害人的代表律师事务所Florin Roebig和Hang&Associates在一封电子邮件中表示，他们的客户会与警方充分合作，并准备协助检方。Florin Roebig曾询问过他的客户是否计划向刘强东提起民事诉讼，该律所表示：“对刘先生及其他人采取的法律措施将会在适当的时候公布。”
刘强东和受害学生的代表拒绝了路透社要求采访当事人的请求。
警方已将此案的初步调查结果转交给当地检方，以决定是否对刘强东进行起诉。根据亨内平县检察院的说法，还未就该决定给出最后期限。
明尼阿波利斯警方和检方拒绝就路透社的问题发表评论。
路透社还未确定受害女性的身份，其身份尚未公开。但是该受害人向两位朋友发送过微信，路透社也对六位知情人士进行了采访，了解到了该案件发生前后两天的情况，获得了刘强东和这位来自中国的女学生之间的最近证据。
该案件在全球范围内受到了广泛的关注。在中国，这位电商大亨--刘强东，因其私生活而被人津津乐道。45岁的刘强东与24岁的章泽天结婚，章泽天因此而被人广泛熟知，她也致力于推广京东。
作为继阿里巴巴集团的全国第二大电子商务网站，京东吸引了沃尔玛、Alphabet和腾讯等众多投资商。
刘强东持有近80%的京东股权。自刘强东被捕以来，该公司股价下跌约15%，全年下跌约36%。
“这是个陷阱。”
据明尼苏达大学的说法，刘强东当时短暂在明尼阿波利斯市停留，参加一个明尼苏达大学卡尔森管理学院和中国顶尖学府清华大学共同运作的商业博士课程。这个博士课程针对的是中国的“高级管理人员”。
8月30日，刘强东在明尼阿波里斯市一个名为“Origami Uptown”的日本餐厅举办了一个晚宴，邀请了差不多两打人，包括约20名男性。席间红酒、日本清酒和啤酒无限量供应。此信息的来源是餐厅员工和经由路透社检查过的监视器拍下的录像。
餐厅一名员工说，这位福布斯估算身价约为67亿的富豪——刘强东在点餐时，用手指点上菜单的第一行：刺身，然后手指一直扫到最后一行，表示菜单上所有东西全要。餐厅另一名员工说，这一行人至少从外面的酒类专卖店买了一瓶红酒以供席间饮用。
餐厅的监控录像显示，一行人整晚都在相互举杯敬酒。
晚些时候，那名女性在其中一条信息中，告诉另一位朋友，当晚她感到在被迫喝酒。
“这是一个陷阱。”她写道，随后补充。“我真的醉了。”
这场派对约在晚上9点半结束。收据显示，账单总额2200美元。据餐厅的监控显示，一名喝醉了的客人是被他的三个助理搀着出来的。
据一名知情人士透露，刘强东随后和这名女性前往了明尼阿波利斯市的一座房子。另一消息源称，这座房子是刘强东在这个博士课程中的同学租的，以便给整个班级提供一个社交、抽烟、喝威士忌的地方，这里每晚都提供中餐。
但是他们没有进去。据本事件知情人士透露，刘强东和这名女学生在这座房子外被目击到，然后，刘强东就把这名女生拉进了他租的车里。
据该女生几小时后发给她朋友的微信显示，这名女生说，“在车里，刘强东开始摸我。”
她在微信里写道，“我求他不要这样做…但是他不听。”
据知情人士透露，他们最终回到了女生的公寓。
路透社无法确定接下来两个小时发生了什么。据警方的报告，指控提及的强奸发生在凌晨1点左右。
据两个消息源及该女生的微信显示，这名女生随后联系了明尼苏达大学的一名同学，后者报了警。
据一熟悉当时情况的人士表示，当地警察当日早上来到了女生的公寓，当时刘强东也在现场，但警察没有作出逮捕。路透社无法确认在警察来到公寓这期间发生了什么，但是这名消息人士表示，刘强东在场的时候，这名女生拒绝提出指控。
在与一位朋友的微信消息中，她问那位朋友为什么一个亿万富翁会对她这样“一位普通的女孩”感兴趣。
“如果我只是一个人，我可能马上就会自杀”，她写道，“但我怕我父母会难过。”
据警方说法，在星期五上午，她又向上述两位朋友中的一位发信息说，她告诉了几个人事情的经过，包括警方，几位朋友和至少一名老师。她说，她会保存好她的床单，“不能把证据扔掉。”
消息人士表示，周五下午，这名学生去医院做了性侵案的法医检查。
当天晚上9点，在一次报警后，警察到达明尼苏达州大学一所办公室。消息人士表示，那名女生当时在学校代表的陪同下，指控刘强东强奸。
明尼苏达大学校方拒绝就细节问题对路透社进行回应。
消息人士指出，刘强东于晚上11点左右到了明尼苏达大学的办公室，此时警察在场。随后一名警察给刘强东戴上了手铐，刘强东面无表情，说“我需要一名翻译。”
17个小时后，刘强东被释放。明尼阿波里斯警方此前表示过，在没有正式起诉的前提下，他们拘留一个人不能超过36个小时。
几天之内，刘强东回到了中国。中国和美国没有境外引渡条约。
“刘强东已经回到北京工作，他将继续领导京东。京东的日常运营不受干扰。”京东发言人说。
英文原文：
MINNEAPOLIS/NEW YORK （Reuters） - With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment， a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student sent a WeChat message to a friend in the middle of the night。 She wrote that Liu had forced her to have sex with him。
“I was not willing，” she wrote in Chinese on the messaging application around 2 a.m。 on August 31。 “Tomorrow I will think of a way to escape，” she wrote， as she begged the friend not to call police。
“He will suppress it，” she wrote， referring to Liu。 “You underestimate his power。”
This WeChat exchange and another one reviewed by Reuters have not been previously reported。 One of the woman’s lawyers， Wil Florin， verified that the text messages came from her。
Liu， the founder of Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com Inc， was arrested later that day on suspicion of rape， according to a police report。 He was released without being charged and has denied any wrongdoing through a lawyer。 He has since returned to China and has pledged to cooperate with Minneapolis police。
Jill Brisbois， a lawyer for Liu， said he maintains his innocence and has cooperated fully with the investigation。
“These allegations are inconsistent with evidence that we hope will be disclosed to the public once the case is closed，” Brisbois wrote in an email response to detailed questions from Reuters。
Loretta Chao， a spokeswoman for JD.com， said that when more information becomes available， “it will become apparent that the information in this note doesn’t tell the full story。” She was responding to detailed questions from Reuters laying out the allegations in the woman’s WeChat messages and other findings。
Florin Roebig and Hang & Associates， the law firms representing the woman， said in an email that their client had “fully cooperated” with police and was also prepared to assist prosecutors。 Florin， asked if his client planned to file a civil suit against Liu， said， “Our legal intentions with regard to Mr。 Liu and others will be revealed at the appropriate time。”
Representatives for both Liu and the student declined requests from Reuters to interview their clients。
The police department has turned over the findings of its initial investigation into the matter to local prosecutors for a decision on whether to bring charges against Liu。 There is no deadline for making that decision， according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office。
The Minneapolis police and the county attorney declined to comment on detailed questions from Reuters。
Reuters has not been able to determine the identity of the woman， which has not been made public。 But her WeChat messages to two friends， and interviews with half a dozen people with knowledge of the events that unfolded over a two-day period provide new information about the interactions between Liu and the woman， a student from China attending the University。
The case has drawn intense scrutiny globally and in China， where the tycoon， also known as Liu Qiangdong， is celebrated for his rags-to-riches story。 Liu， 45， is married to Zhang Zetian， described by Chinese media as 24-years old， who has become a celebrity in China and works to promote JD.com。
As the second-largest ecommerce website in the country after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd， the company has attracted investors such as Walmart Inc， Alphabet Inc’s Google and China’s Tencent Holdings。
Liu holds nearly 80 percent of the voting rights in JD.com。 Shares in the company have fallen about 15 percent since Liu’s arrest and are down about 36 percent for the year。
“IT WAS A TRAP”
Liu was in Minneapolis briefly to attend a business doctoral program run jointly by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and China’s elite Tsinghua University， according to the University of Minnesota。 The doctoral program is “directed at high-level executives” from China。
Liu threw a dinner party on August 30 for about two dozen people， including around 20 men， at Origami Uptown， a Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis where wine， sake and beer flowed freely， according to restaurant staff and closed circuit video footage reviewed by Reuters。
Liu， who Forbes estimates is worth about $6.7 billion， ordered sashimi by pointing his finger at the first item on the menu and sweeping it all the way down to indicate he wanted everything， one restaurant employee said。 The group brought in at least one case of wine from an outside liquor store to drink along with the dinner， according to the restaurant staff。
Security video footage from the restaurant shows the group toasted each other throughout the night。
Later the woman told a second friend in one of the messages that she felt pressured to drink that evening。
“It was a trap，” she wrote， later adding “I was really drunk。”
The party ended around 9：30 p.m。 The tab： $2，200， the receipt shows。 One inebriated guest was helped out of the restaurant by three of his associates， according to the restaurant security video footage。
Liu and the woman then headed to a house in Minneapolis， according to one person familiar with the matter。 Another source said that the house had been rented by one of Liu’s classmates in the academic program to give the class a place to network， smoke， drink whiskey and have Chinese food every night。
But they did not go in。 Liu and the student were seen outside the house before Liu pulled her into his hired car， a person with knowledge of the incident said。
In the WeChat message to one of her friends sent hours later， the student said Liu “started to touch me in the car。”
“Then I begged him not to… but he did not listen，” she wrote。
They ended up back at her apartment， according to sources with knowledge of the matter。
Reuters could not determine what happened over the next two hours。 According to the police report， the alleged rape occurred at around 1 a.m。
The woman subsequently reached a fellow University of Minnesota student who notified the police， according to two sources and her WeChat messages。
Minneapolis police came to her apartment early that morning while Liu was there， but made no arrests， another source familiar with the situation said。 Reuters could not determine exactly what occurred during the police visit， but the source said the woman declined to press charges in Liu’s presence。
In a WeChat message with one of her friends， she asked her friend why the billionaire would be interested in “an ordinary girl” like her。
“If it was just me， I could commit suicide immediately，” she wrote。 “But I’m afraid that my parents will suffer。”
By Friday morning， she also wrote to one of her two friends that she had told several people about what had happened， including the police， a few friends and at least one teacher。 She wrote that she would keep her bed sheets。 “Evidence cannot be thrown away，” she wrote。
On Friday afternoon， the student went to a hospital to have a sexual assault forensic test， the source said。
Police officers arrived at a University of Minnesota office shortly after an emergency call around 9 p.m that night。 The student was present at the office， alongside school representatives， and accused Liu of rape， the source said。
Representatives for the University of Minnesota declined to comment on detailed questions from Reuters。
Liu came to the university office around 11 p.m。 while police were there， according to the person familiar with the matter。 As an officer handcuffed him， Liu showed no emotion。 “I need an interpreter，” he said， according to the source。
Liu was released about 17 hours later。 Minneapolis police have said previously that they can only hold a person without charges for 36 hours。
Within days， Liu was back in China， which has no extradition treaty with the United States。
“Liu has returned to work in Beijing and he continues to lead the company。 There is no interruption to JD.com’s day-to-day business operations，” Loretta Chao， the JD.com spokeswoman， told Reuters。
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