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.: D" T) g: E9 M3 M
! K0 S5 a. p7 ^7 V/ @5 W7 @# o3 vAttorney 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." 6 Z5 C- e5 O3 t+ C$ }" W. r% ~( b9 s3 X2 {2 V. y" i# L
Florin issued a statement after Minnesota prosecutors on Friday declined to charge Liu. ) E% T) i% b n3 r! L' }* ^9 O# }6 s
Florin would not give details of the planned lawsuit, but told The Associated Press it would be in the U.S. 0 u. b% J a0 w R$ y. l& o3 C& ]2 Q
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. + z. |# _+ G% B* Q# l/ p: v4 M$ n8 w) ~& r6 f6 @. E) O
Liu's attorney says the billionaire was arrested "based on a false claim" and that the decision not to file charges "vindicates him." ( l7 d/ l+ C9 Y0 p3 o3 F1 w+ ?( t; W2 E5 c1 x- d1 d. _2 ~