DSK Pleads Not Guilty
He was met by hecklers siding with his alleged sexual assault victim outside the New York Supreme Court, but former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn kept his own words to a minimum, pleading not guilty in a brief court appearance Monday.
He was met by hecklers siding with his alleged sexual assault victim outside the New York Supreme Court, but former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn kept his own words to a minimum, pleading not guilty in a brief court appearance Monday. –KA
WAIT, BEFORE YOU GO…BBC:
A group of hotel workers shouted, “Shame on you!”, in a show of solidarity with the maid who accuses him of attacking her.
She has not been identified, but is known to be a 32-year-old single mother and immigrant worker from the West African country of Guinea.
The accused spoke in a firm voice only twice: to enter his plea, and to confirm his next appearance.
Defence lawyer Ben Brafman said outside court after the brief hearing: “It will be clear that there was no element of forcible compulsion in this case whatsoever.
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The combination of sex, hotels and criminal charges seems to be a common theme in Dominique Strauss-Kahn's world, and it has landed him in another legal mess -- this time in the former IMF chief's homeland of France, where he's caught up in a case known there as the "Carlton affair."
New York City’s hotels have agreed to arm housekeepers with personal panic buttons for use in emergencies, including the event of unwelcome advances from guests. The decision likely results from an increased concern for worker safety stirred up by the alleged sexual assault of a housekeeper by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn last May.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn is a dead parrot. He has no political future but does not yet seem to understand this.
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A judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed all charges in the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of the International Monetary Fund. (more)
Prosecutors have filed to dismiss all charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, writing that his alleged victim "has not been truthful on matters great and small." Strauss-Kahn was accused -- and virtually convicted by many news reports -- of attempted rape in May.
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