{"id":9805,"date":"2018-09-02T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=9805"},"modified":"2018-09-02T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T22:24:02","slug":"jd-com-ceo-released-by-minnesota-police-after-arrest-on-alleged-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=9805","title":{"rendered":"JD.com CEO Released by Minnesota Police After Arrest on Alleged Sexual Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"
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E-commerce company JD.com says CEO Liu Qiangdong was released after what it says was a false accusation; Minneapolis Police say the case remains open<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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JD.com CEO Liu Qiangdong attending a business forum in Hong Kong in June 2017.<\/span>\u00a0PHOTO:\u00a0<\/span>REUTERS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Liu Qiangdong, the billionaire chief executive of Chinese e-commerce giant\u00a0JD.com<\/a>\u00a0Inc.,<\/span>JD\u00a00.97%\u00a0<\/a>was arrested Friday in Minnesota on suspicion of sexual misconduct but released after what the company said was a false accusation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDuring a business trip to the United States, Mr. Liu was questioned by police in Minnesota in relation to an unsubstantiated accusation,\u201d the company said Sunday in a statement. \u201cThe local police quickly determined there was no substance to the claim against Mr. Liu, and he was subsequently able to resume his business activities as originally planned.\u201d<\/p>\n