刘强东被正式起诉了！这次，京东一起成了被告

法律人2023-08-07 18:45:440阅

刘强东在美“性侵”案再起风波。

2018年12月，美国检方曾决定不起诉刘强东，宣布他无罪。

4个月后，该案件出现新情况。

女大学生起诉刘强东和京东

据《纽约时报》16日报道，明尼苏达大学女大学生对京东CEO刘强东涉嫌强奸提起民事诉讼，同时起诉京东，索赔逾5万美元。据悉，该女生名叫Liu Jingyao（音译刘静尧），居住在明尼阿波利斯，是一名本科生。

《纽约时报》称，在亨内平县明尼苏达州法院提起诉讼时，她指控刘强东参加明尼苏达大学课程期间，于8月30日，在她的公寓里强行与她发生关系。

In the lawsuit, filed in Minnesota State Court in Hennepin County, she accused Mr. Liu of forcing himself on her in her apartment on Aug. 30 while he was taking courses at the university.

代表该女生的一家律师事务所Florin Roebig, P.A.在一份声明中表示，“我们的代理人愿意向全世界公布她的名字，让正义得到伸张，我们为她表现出的难以置信的勇气感到骄傲。”

“We are proud of the incredible courage our client has shown revealing her name for all the world to see, so that justice may be done,” Florin Roebig, P.A., one of the law firms representing Liu Jingyao, said in a statement on Tuesday.

据路透社17日报道，法庭文件显示，此次事件使得女大学生受到了身体和心理伤害，“导致她退掉明尼苏达大学2018年秋季学期的所有课程，接受专业咨询和治疗”。

“The offensive contact caused the plaintiff physical and emotional injuries,” the court filing said. “It also caused her to withdraw from all classes during the fall 2018 semester at the University of Minnesota and to seek professional counseling, care and treatment.”

六项指控指向刘强东和京东

据路透社17日报道，在这起诉讼中，京东和刘强东均为被告，共被指控6项罪名，包括非法监禁、民事侵犯和民事殴打，以及性侵等。

The lawsuit accused Richard Liu and JD.com of a total of six counts of false imprisonment, civil assault and battery, as well as sexual assault or battery.

法庭文件显示，京东对刘强东的行为负有“替代责任”，因为他涉及的这起案件发生在与他的工作相关的活动中。

JD.com is “vicariously liable” for Richard Liu’s behavior because his alleged actions happened while he was “seemingly” at work-related activities, the court document said.

该文件还称，刘强东进行袭击和殴打时，另外两名京东员工，Vivian Yang Han和Alice Zhang Yujia，也在现场。

The assault and battery also began in the presence of two other JD.com employees, Vivian Yang Han and Alice Zhang Yujia, the court filing said.

起诉称，“这两名员工不仅在现场，甚至还在刘强东对女大学生的侵犯时从旁协助。”

“Those employees were not only present but helped facilitate” Richard Liu’s alleged assault of the student, according to the lawsuit.

此外，《纽约时报》的报道中称，根据诉讼，刘强东的行为得到了京东的支持，该公司聘请的助理在当晚大部分时间都在场，使其“在明尼苏达州的全部时间都能不受限制地使用公司资金”。

According to the lawsuit, Mr. Liu’s actions were enabled by JD.com, which employed the assistants who were present for much of the evening and gave the tycoon “unfettered access to its corporate funds the entire time he was in Minnesota.”

刘强东律师：诉讼毫无根据

对这起诉讼，刘强东的律师Bill Brisbois表示，根据亨内平县法院检察官的决定，“以及我们对他（刘强东）清白的信任，我们坚定地认为此次诉讼是毫无根据的，并且会进行有力辩护”。

A lawyer for Mr. Liu, Jill Brisbois, said in a statement that, based on the county attorney’s decision “and our belief in his innocence, we feel strongly that this suit is without merit and will vigorously defend against it.”

据路透社报道，京东的律师Peter Walsh在一份书面声明中表示，他们并不准备对此事做出评论，并将坚决抵制“对公司做出的毫无根据的指控”。

Peter Walsh, an attorney for JD.com at Hogan Lovells, said in a written statement while they were not prepared to comment at this time, they will vigorously defend against “these meritless claims against the company.”

律师：刘强东必须要应诉

据美国的一家华文媒体报道，明尼苏达州泓发律师事务所律师周东发分析称，民事诉讼耗时耗力，程序比刑事诉讼还要复杂，一旦女方发起民事诉讼，刘强东就必须要应诉。中国西南政法大学教授李祖军此前曾表示，美国检方不提起刑事指控，并不意味着刘强东不需要承担民事侵权责任。最终刘强东是否要承担这些责任，还要经历民事诉讼的审判程序后才能下定论。