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Charges Against DSK to Be Dropped: Source

Prosecution will make move within two weeks, says source

(Newser) - The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has fallen apart so spectacularly that charges will be dropped within two weeks, a top investigator on the case tells the New York Post . It is "a certainty" that prosecutors will agree to ditch the charges on DSK's next court date, two weeks...

DSK to Slap French Accuser With Slander Complaint

His lawyers call Tristane Banon's account 'imaginary'

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn is swinging back at Tristane Banon , the Frenchwoman who plans to file a lawsuit accusing him of attempted rape: His legal team today announced that he plans to file his own criminal complaint of slander against her. Strauss-Kahn "has always said that the incident described by Ms....

French Novelist to File Suit Accusing DSK of Rape

Tristane Banon has described him as a 'rutting chimpanzee'

(Newser) - After good news for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, bad: French novelist Tristane Banon will file a lawsuit tomorrow accusing the former IMF chief of attempted rape, according to her lawyer. Banon, who is is Strauss-Kahn's second wife's goddaughter, previously described an encounter nine years ago in which Strauss-Kahn allegedly assaulted...

How the DSK Case Blew Up

Accuser credibility and need for haste blamed for problems

(Newser) - The stunning implosion of the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn stemmed from a need for police to move quickly and a victim who was "the most convincing" person many investigators have "ever interviewed,” an experienced New York prosecutor tells the New York Times . The tide turned...

DSK Wouldn't Pay for Sex, Maid Got Angry: NY Post

Source tells the paper the maid knew exactly who Strauss-Kahn was

(Newser) - Yesterday, the New York Post reported , by way of a source, that the maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault worked as a prostitute at the Sofitel Hotel. Today, the paper advances that storyline . A source tells the Post that the maid was after Strauss-Kahn's money, having been "...

Half of French Want DSK Comeback
 Half of French 
 Want DSK Comeback  
POLL SAYS
Jul 3, 2011 9:03 AM CDT

Half of French Want DSK Comeback

49% want him back in politics, 45% don't in new poll

(Newser) - A new poll indicates that French people are divided over whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn should re-enter French politics after the weakening of the sexual assault case against the former International Monetary Fund chief. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed in the Harris Interactive poll for French newspaper Le Parisien responded "yes"...

DA Under Fire in Flailing Case of Strauss-Kahn

DA office plagued by poor morale, infighting, say critics

(Newser) - The meltdown of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case is shining a spotlight on Cyrus Vance Jr, the Manhattan district attorney, and the results aren't pretty. In the 18 months Vance has been DA, the Manhattan office has gone from being the pre-eminent DA's office in the country to being...

DSK Maid Was a Hooker: NY Post

Defense source lobs latest assault on her credibility

(Newser) - The maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has had her credibility take a drubbing lately, and the New York Post has the latest, and potentially most damning: She worked as a prostitute at the Sofitel Hotel, the paper claims in an exclusive that cites an anonymous defense source. "...

Here's the Letter From Prosecutors in DSK Case

It lays out lies the accuser told about her personal history

(Newser) - The Toronto Globe and Mail has the full letter that prosecutors in the Dominique Strass-Kahn case wrote to defense lawyers raising doubts about the maid's credibility. Among other things, it details lies she admits telling in her 2004 asylum application to improve her chances of being accepted, including a...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Be Released
 Strauss-Kahn Is Free on Bail 
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Jul 1, 2011 11:23 AM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Is Free on Bail

Move comes after questions raised about accuser

(Newser) - Former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn walked out of court free on bail today after prosecutors said an extensive background investigation of the hotel housekeeper accusing him of sexual assault gave them pause . Strauss-Kahn had been under pricey house arrest for weeks in a Manhattan loft on $6 million in cash...

As Case Implodes, Strauss-Kahn Allies Eye Presidency

Turnaround in case shakes up French politics

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn's old job has been filled, but supporters waking to the news that the sexual assault case against him is collapsing have a new one in mind for him: president of France. Before his arrest, the former IMF chief was considered a leading contender to unseat Nicolas Sarkozy...

Case Against Strauss-Kahn Collapsing

Prosecution finds major holes in accuser's credibility

(Newser) - The case against Dominique Strauss-Khan has fallen apart so dramatically that he could be freed from house arrest as soon as Friday, well-placed law enforcement officials tell the New York Times . The prosecution's investigators have found major issues with the credibility of the maid who accused the former IMF...

Maid Looking for Other Strauss-Kahn Victims

She hires French lawyer to head up search

(Newser) - The hotel maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has hired a well-known lawyer in France to look for other women who may have fallen prey to the banker, the Telegraph reports. “I was hired to see if we can contact other victims,” Thibault de Montbrial says, explaining...

Strauss-Kahn Tried to Claim Diplomatic Immunity

He later dropped strategy, asked to call attorney

(Newser) - So much for the consensual sex argument. Ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn't make that claim when he was busted for sexual assault of a Manhattan hotel maid , but declared that he had diplomatic immunity. He also complained his handcuffs pinched, according to new details revealed yesterday in court documents....

New York Times Gets 'Dirt' on Strauss-Kahn Accuser

And here it is: She's devoted, dutiful, quiet

(Newser) - After a thorough investigation, the New York Times has uncovered the "dirt" on the hotel maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape : She's a quiet, devout, dutiful mom who was born in a mud hut in Guinea. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys have said for weeks that they...

Feminist Outrage? Try a Shrug of Resignation
Feminist Outrage?
Try a Shrug of Resignation
maureen dowd
Jun 8, 2011 12:36 PM CDT

Feminist Outrage? Try a Shrug of Resignation

Maureen Dowd: American women conditioned to 'assume the worst'

(Newser) - Bonjour, American women. You have "traded places with France" when it comes to attitudes about the not-so-noble pursuits of men, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . Consider that after the DSK scandal broke , "a spirited feminism" emerged in France, with women angrily demanding that the sexism...

Strauss-Kahn Accuser to Take the Stand

Housekeeper will 'tell the world' her story, says lawyer

(Newser) - As Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty yesterday, the lawyer for the hotel housekeeper accusing him of sexual assault announced his client would take the witness stand. “She is going to come into this courthouse, get on that witness stand, and tell the world what Dominique Strauss-Kahn did to her,...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Will Plead Not Guilty in Sexual Assault Case
 Strauss-Kahn 
 Pleads Not Guilty 
UPDATED
Jun 6, 2011 10:02 AM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Pleads Not Guilty

He faces 25 years in prison

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges today, reports the New York Daily News , which notes that he was joined by his wife and appeared "pale." Should he be convicted on charges of attempted rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse, forcible touching, and unlawful imprisonment,...

Were There 'Irregularities' in Strauss-Kahn Arrest?

He's due in court today for arraignment on attempted rape charges

(Newser) - A defense source is claiming "irregularities" in the arrest of former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn just as he's to be arraigned today on charges that he sexually assaulted a Manhattan hotel maid . The source hinted at the possibility that local cops illegally intercepted a telephone call because they...

DSK Fallout: French Sexism Complaints Soar 600%

Women sick of catcalls, pressure for sex

(Newser) - French women are damn mad and they're not going to take it any more. So they're suddenly complaining, loudly and lots, about sexism. Complaints against the "casual" sexism many woman have come to accept have rocketed 600% since disgraced former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged with...

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