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Strauss-Kahn rape case dropped

Dominique Strauss Kahn

French prosecutors say they are dropping an investigation into former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn over a "gang rape" alleged to have taken place in Washington. The woman who made the complaint has retracted her evidence, they added. Mr Strauss-Kahn, 63, is still under investigation with three other men over their alleged roles in a prostitution ring. He denies the allegations.

 

Charges Against Strauss-Kahn Dismissed

Charges Against Strauss-Kahn Dismissed

The criminal case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, officially ended Tuesday after a Manhattan judge dismissed all charges at the prosecution’s request.

 

Strauss-Kahn Case Is Said to Be Set for Dismissal

Strauss-Kahn Case Is Said to Be Set for Dismissal

District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. of Manhattan will ask a judge to dismiss the sexual-assault case, a person briefed on the matter said.

 

Could Strauss-Kahn’s NY case include French writer’s claim? Maybe, but NY law limits prospects

If the New York sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn ever goes to trial, much will doubtless be made of his accuser’s background. But what about his? Since his New York arrest, a French writer has brought a criminal complaint in Paris about an attempted rape she says she suffered at Strauss-Kahn’s hands in 2003. The New York prosecutors made an apparent allusion to her claim at Strauss-Kahn’s first court appearance in May.

 

Ex-IMF chief freed without bail; charges stand

Ex-IMF chief freed without bail; charges stand

Smiling faintly as he walked out of court, former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest Friday after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault....

 

Prosecutors detail flaws in Strauss-Kahn accuser's account

Prosecutors detail flaws in Strauss-Kahn accuser's account

The woman who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault admitted she lied to a grand jury about what happened after the purported attack, prosecutors told Strauss-Kahn's lawyers in a letter.

 

Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty to sex charges

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will plead not guilty on Monday to charges he sexually assaulted a New York hotel maid in a case that cost him his job and a chance at the French presidency.

 

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