Prosecutors drop sexual assault case against ex-Alibaba manager

The manager had been probed after a female colleague accused him of sexual assault following an alcohol-fuelled dinner with clients. - Reuters

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Prosecutors in the northern Chinese city of Jinan decided to drop their case against a former Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. manager accused of sexual assault by a subordinate, meaning he won’t face further criminal charges in a case that has shocked China’s technology industry.

The manager, surnamed Wang, had been probed after a female colleague accused him of sexual assault following an alcohol-fuelled dinner with clients.