Woman’s rape complaint against ex-university teacher not filed
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Summary
A vice-chair of a Chongqing charity group, identified as Xiao Yu, told mainland media that she was sexually assaulted months ago by Li, a teacher linked to Chongqing University of Technology, during a hotel-room meeting about a public welfare project. Police later declined to open a case, saying the evidence was insufficient, while the university said on Monday, September 21, that Li had resigned in July last year and no longer teaches there
Key Points
- Xiao Yu said she had long worked on support projects for disadvantaged children in Liangshan, Sichuan, and met Li through one of those activities
- Li was described as a native of Liangshan, general manager of Chongqing Qingyan Ligong Electronic Technology Co., and a master’s supervisor at Chongqing University of Technology
- Xiao Yu alleged that on June 6 last year, she was sexually assaulted in Li’s hotel room while discussing the project, but she did not call police immediately
- She rejected what was described as a proposed private settlement of 100,000 yuan, about HK$118,000, and reported the case on June 23 last year
- Police did not file the case after concluding the pair’s relationship had gone beyond ordinary friendship before the sexual encounter, according to the report
- In July last year, Li wrote a handwritten apology letter admitting he had initiated sex without first obtaining her consent, the report said
- After Xiao Yu posted videos online and distributed leaflets at Li’s workplace, Li sued her for defamation, seeking deletion, an apology and damages
- A court ruled in June this year that Xiao Yu’s statements were not fabricated, citing Li’s apology letter, communications between the two and other clarifying material, and dismissed all of Li’s claims
Why It Matters
The case remains contentious because police did not open a criminal file, yet a civil court later found that the woman’s public allegations were not invented when assessed against the apology letter and other material. For Hong Kong readers following cross-border debates on sexual-assault reporting, it underscores how criminal thresholds, institutional responses and later civil findings can move on separate tracks