Alibaba worker accused of sexual assault fired
Chinese internet giant Alibaba fired the worker who was accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague and will not recruit him again, according to its internal post issued by CEO Daniel Zhang Yong on Sunday, The Paper reported.
As per the post, Li Yonghe, president of Alibaba's Citywide Retail Business Group, and Human Resources Generalist Xu Kun have taken the blame and resigned. Alibaba's Chief People Officer Judy Tong Wenhong received a demerit.
Danial Zhang said, the incident caused great harm to the female employee. Regardless of the result of the investigation, "We will do our best to care for her."
The post revealed the male employee was involved in a drunken state of excessive intimacy with the female colleague, which seriously violated the company's regulations. Police are investigating whether the male employee committed rape or indecent assault.
