The earlier portrayal of the maid as a pious, devout Muslim was being torn apart in briefings from the defence team and news reports. The New York Post claimed male guests at the Sofitel had paid her for sexual services, quoting an unnamed source close to Mr Strauss-Kahn's defence team.
Last week, investigators received the full translation of a telephone conversation that took place 28 hours after the alleged assault between the maid and a man said to be her boyfriend, who is in an Arizona prison for alleged possession of 180 kilograms of marijuana.
The exchange, in a tribal dialect, was recorded, as is routine in the US. ''She says words to the effect of 'Don't worry, this guy has a lot of money. I know what I am doing','' a police source said.
Although she also recounted that she had been assaulted, the suggestion that she might have seen some financial advantage to the fallout was deeply troubling for prosecutors. (+ video) » | Peter Finn, Jenna Johnson, Philip Sherwell, London | Monday, July 04, 2011
