Prosecutors Request to End Strauss-Kahn Case: Injustice Averted or Justice Perverted?
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2011/08/23 17:01:28
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It's been a brutal last few months for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund and French presidential hopeful, who was arrested in May on charges that he had sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper.
Prosecutors working against Strauss-Kahn have reportedly dropped their charges due to the alleged victim's credibility, which was called into question when it was discovered she lied about being raped by soldiers in her home country of Guinea.
A judge has formally dismissed Strauss-Kahn's case, but an appeal is expected to be made this week. The accuser's lawyer continues to argue that his client was sexually assaulted, and they still have a lawsuit pending.
Strauss-Kahn issued a statement saying the last few months have been "a nightmare for me and my family. We appreciate his professionalism and that of the people who were involved in that decision ... [And we look forward to] returning to our home and resuming something of a more normal life."
Still, it's been tough to sympathize with the man, though he's denied every one of the charges against him. He was quickly lumped together with men like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Weiner, and Tiger Woods, and that image will be hard to shake.
What this means for his career is uncertain. A presidential run is almost certainly out of the question, and he's already abandoned his post at the IMF.
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Prosecutors working against Strauss-Kahn have reportedly dropped their charges due to the alleged victim's credibility, which was called into question when it was discovered she lied about being raped by soldiers in her home country of Guinea.
A judge has formally dismissed Strauss-Kahn's case, but an appeal is expected to be made this week. The accuser's lawyer continues to argue that his client was sexually assaulted, and they still have a lawsuit pending.
Strauss-Kahn issued a statement saying the last few months have been "a nightmare for me and my family. We appreciate his professionalism and that of the people who were involved in that decision ... [And we look forward to] returning to our home and resuming something of a more normal life."
Still, it's been tough to sympathize with the man, though he's denied every one of the charges against him. He was quickly lumped together with men like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Weiner, and Tiger Woods, and that image will be hard to shake.
What this means for his career is uncertain. A presidential run is almost certainly out of the question, and he's already abandoned his post at the IMF.
Check back on Friday for the results of this question and a few others in our new Web series with Spike.com. And while you're at it, watch last week's Poll Position episode -- powered by SodaHead!
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Justice perverted
+5He's got too much money to go to jail...He's been doing that kind of crap all he's life and he wont stop now either...
I'd love to know the inside story, and I'm sure there is one coming...The timing was impeccable.
First of all, she didn't make the accusation - a fellow employee did.
Second, this wasn't some flea-bag roach motel, it was a major 5-star luxury hotel. I'm willing to bet that those hotels have strict policies against employees engaging in sexual relations with the guests, and any employee caught doing this would be fired.
Third, I have been told by reliable sources (and this makes sense) that high-end hotels always send cleaning staff in groups of two or more per floor, and that housemaids are NEVER supposed to close the door if they and the guest are both in the room - precisely to prevent this sort of situation from arising.
So what might have happened is this - DSK was in the room when the maid came in. He offers her an opportunity to make a quick buck and she could use the money. She fails to notice that there is a semen stain on her uniform until another employee points it out to her; at this point, afraid of losing her job, she makes up a story about having been sexually assaulted but begs the co-worker not to say anything. The co-worker makes th...
First of all, she didn't make the accusation - a fellow employee did.
Second, this wasn't some flea-bag roach motel, it was a major 5-star luxury hotel. I'm willing to bet that those hotels have strict policies against employees engaging in sexual relations with the guests, and any employee caught doing this would be fired.
Third, I have been told by reliable sources (and this makes sense) that high-end hotels always send cleaning staff in groups of two or more per floor, and that housemaids are NEVER supposed to close the door if they and the guest are both in the room - precisely to prevent this sort of situation from arising.
So what might have happened is this - DSK was in the room when the maid came in. He offers her an opportunity to make a quick buck and she could use the money. She fails to notice that there is a semen stain on her uniform until another employee points it out to her; at this point, afraid of losing her job, she makes up a story about having been sexually assaulted but begs the co-worker not to say anything. The co-worker makes the complaint anyway, and it all spirals out of control. The next thing she knows, some ambulance chasing lawyer offers to take her civil case for a contingency fee and promises she'll make big bucks out of suing DSK.
Maybe it happened that way, maybe not. But the fact that she kept changing her story is very much suggestive of someone who was trying to lie and wasn't very experienced at it.
There was certainly NO evidence of sexual assault, other than her testimony, which was worthless because of her repeated lying this point.