The police stated the supervisor, recognized solely as Wang, entered the girl’s resort room 4 occasions on the night time of July 27, allegedly assaulting her within the room.
The police additionally alleged that the shopper, recognized solely as Zhang, assaulted the girl twice that night time – as soon as at a restaurant and as soon as on the resort.
The case was nonetheless underneath investigation, the police stated.
Below China’s Felony Regulation, a conviction for forcible indecency can entice a jail sentence of as much as 5 years.
In a social media submit on August 7, an Alibaba worker utilizing the pseudonym Xinyue alleged that she was molested by an unidentified shopper and raped by a supervisor throughout a enterprise dinner in Jinan on July 27.
Alibaba has fired the supervisor and punished a number of executives for his or her dealing with of the case.
In an inner letter, Alibaba chairman and chief government Daniel Zhang Yong stated he was “shocked, angered, and ashamed” by the case and demanded an intensive investigation.
The corporate stated on Thursday that it had established an all-woman committee to deal with sexual harassment within the office, and arrange a sexual harassment prevention emergency assist hotline. A job power has additionally been created underneath the committee to deal with all complaints associated to sexual harassment and assault.
The committee will report on to Alibaba’s board of administrators.
