![]() ![]() Complicating any settlement by the school with Chen’s family, one investigation concluded in February there was insufficient evidence to confirm that Li had mistreated Chen. Li has been the subject of at least three overlapping investigations by the university since Chen’s death. One friend was also concerned that speaking publicly could harm future academic prospects. Two of Chen’s friends declined to speak on the record about Chen’s depression, saying they already have faced legal threats from Li about speaking publicly about the case. Li said that Chen had opportunities to complain about any alleged mistreatment, that Chen could have withdrawn his problematic scientific paper at any point without interference from Li, that Li wasn’t responsible for Chen’s suicide and that Chen’s friends should have sought help for Chen’s deteriorating emotional state. ![]() Reached by email, Li would not answer specific questions but provided a 26-page statement about the case. Li resigned under pressure in May amid university investigations in the case. The divorce case alluded to a “long-distance parenting plan” for Li that was not included as part of the court records. ![]() A reporter visited all five of the former couple’s properties looking for him, and Li did not respond to questions about his whereabouts. It’s not clear where Li might be living now, or whether he has returned to China. “I do raise an eyebrow at a spouse who says, ‘take virtually 100% of a multi-million dollar estate,’” said Kira Willig, a civil and family law attorney and adjunct professor at the University of Miami’s School of Law. Luo said in court records she was unemployed and had no income last year.įlorida operates under the laws of “equitable distribution,” meaning that during a divorce assets and debts between spouses are generally divided equitably and fairly. Li, who said he earned $203,419 last year from the university, was not represented by a lawyer in his divorce, according to court records. He agreed to give her nearly all the couple’s assets, according to court records: She received about $3 million in property, a new Tesla and bank accounts – including five homes and $5,034 in monthly child support – and Li agreed to take $1,000 and a used Subaru. Meanwhile, Li divorced his wife, Lan Luo, in Gainesville after 19 years of marriage with two children. Former UF professor divorced his wife after 19 years of marriage It said the university and at least one other individual it did not identify - presumably Li - were liable in Chen’s death, and described a troubled relationship between Chen and Li.Ī university spokesperson, Steve Orlando, declined to comment on the pending litigation. It sought unspecified payment for damages and attorney’s fees. The claim said Li “engaged in a pattern of emotional abuse, harassment, intimidation, threats and deceit” involving Chen and his studies, and said without citing evidence that the university had “notice and knowledge” of Li’s conduct and Chen’s “imminent threat of suicide.”Įarlier: UF professor retires amid investigation after grad student's suicideįrom 2019: UF reviewing circumstances in Chinese student’s death ![]()
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