Showing posts with label sexual assault claim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual assault claim. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Mr Putin said that he finds it hard to believe that the sex charges against the Frenchman are true and that he may have fallen victim to a shadowy plot to discredit him.
"It is hard for me to evaluate the real political underlying reasons and I do not even want to get into that subject, but I cannot believe that everything is as it seems and how it was initially presented," he said. "It does not sit right in my head."
Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested at JFK airport in New York on May 14 for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel chambermaid.
Mr Putin's public support for Mr Strauss-Kahn comes days after a French politician alleged that the former IMF chief had said before his arrest that he thought Mr Putin was actively plotting his downfall.
The politician, Claude Bartolone, said: "He said the Russians and notably Putin had allied themselves with France to try to have him fired from the IMF to stop him running for (French) president." » | Andrew Osborn, Moscow | Sunday, May 29, 2011
My comment:
I have said all along that something doesn't seem right about this alleged crime. I am inclined to agree with Putin. DSK was the most successful politician in France. He was going to run for the office of president. It is quite possible that he was set up. – © Mark
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Lawyers for the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn say they have information that could "gravely undermine the credibility" of the hotel maid who has accused him of trying to rape her.
In a letter to Manhattan prosecutors, Strauss-Kahn's lawyers William Taylor and Ben Brafman complained about New York police leaking information on the case to the media and asserted his right to a fair trial.
"Indeed, were we intent on improperly feeding the media frenzy we could now release substantial information that in our view would seriously undermine the quality of this prosecution and also gravely undermine the credibility of the complainant in this case," Taylor and Brafman wrote.
"We are requesting that you use whatever resources are appropriate to stop further leaking immediately," they said in the letter, dated 25 May and addressed to Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney. » | Reuters | Thursday, May 26, 2011
THE OBSERVER: How Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest awoke a dormant anger in the heart of France's women: When the former head of the IMF was taken into custody, many in the French elite saw him as a victim – until an outraged feminist movement began to speak out against what it saw as years of pernicious and ingrained sexism in French life » | Lizzy Davies in Paris | Sunday, May 22, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
LE FIGARO: EN IMAGES - L'annonce immobilière du 153 Franklin Street, où l'ex-patron du FMI a posé ses valises mercredi soir, montre une demeure luxueuse, équipée d'une salle de sport et d'une petite salle de cinéma.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been moved to a four-bedroom townhouse in Manhattan where he will remain under house arrest as he awaits trial in his sexual assault case.
The former IMF boss and French presidential contender was seen smiling as he got into a grey sport utility vehicle under tight security.
He was moved about a mile from the penthouse where he had been staying to a stately red brick town home in the fashionable Tribeca district.
The building, which has five bathrooms, is located on a cobblestone street in one of Manhattan's most exclusive neighbourhoods. It also is close to the courthouse where he will attend hearings.
William Taylor, his lawyer, said he was "doing fine" under house arrest.
"Not much he can do," Mr Taylor said. » | Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
BOSTON — Here’s a story that illustrates the chasm between how France and America handle men, women and rape.
The French elite are outraged over what they see as American vulgarities surrounding the treatment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief and putative 2012 presidential frontrunner, accused of raping a 32-year-old Sofitel chambermaid in Manhattan last weekend.
Among the "barbaric" American practices under critique by Parisians: showing photos of the accused in handcuffs; marching him through a scrum of photographers on the way to court; and pillorying him tabloid style—the NY Post called him "a horny toad,” for example. As GlobalPost has reported, French law restricts some media coverage of alleged perpetrators prior to conviction, including publication of images showing the accused in handcuffs, to preserve the dignity of the innocent.
Despite their outrage, the French press is blatantly committing what American journalists regard as a cardinal sin of rape coverage: violating the anonymity of the alleged victim. » | David Case, GlobalPost | Monday, May 23, 2011
GLOBALPOST: French outraged at American justice system's handling of Dominique Strauss-Kahn: France takes presumed innocence seriously, especially for someone of the IMF head's stature. » | Mort Rosenblum | Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Un hameau isolé fait de cases et de rares habitations en dur où Nafissatou serait née il y a trente-deux ans et où elle a grandi au côté d’un père cultivateur qui avait deux épouses. Continuez à lire et réagir à cet article » | Damien Delseny | Mardi 24 Mai 2011
US media are reporting DNA evidence now links Dominique Strauss-Kahn to the maid who accused him of sexual assault.
The Wall Street Journal says a sample submitted by the former head of the International Monetary Fund matches semen traces found on the woman's shirt.
Experts, however, urge against a "rush to judgment" based on the DNA test, noting that there are a range of possible explanations and that it does not prove an act of sexual violence.
Al Jazeera's Roza Ibragimova reports from New York.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
FOX NEWS: PORTLAND, Oregon -- Police said Wednesday they are reopening an investigation into an Oregon massage therapist's allegations that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at an upscale hotel in 2006.
In a brief statement, the Portland Police Bureau did not say why it was reopening the investigation. Police earlier said they considered the case closed because there was no evidence.
Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for Gore, said the former vice president "unequivocally and emphatically" denied making unwanted sexual advances toward the woman and that he welcomed the investigation.
"Further investigation into this matter will only benefit Mr. Gore," Kreider said. >>> Associated Press | Thursday, July 01, 2010
Related article here
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
YAHOO! NEWS (UK & IRELAND): Mohamed al Fayed was interviewed under caution by police on Wednesday in connection with an allegation of sexual assault against a girl under 16, sources said.
The Harrods owner voluntarily went to a police station in west London on Wednesday morning to answer questions about the alleged incident in May.
Scotland Yard refused to confirm that Mr al Fayed had been questioned.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a man attended a west London police station by prior arrangement and was questioned under caution this morning.
"The man was questioned in relation to an allegation of sexual assault on a girl under 16 at a business premises in central London.
"The allegation was received in May 2008."
The Met's Operation Sapphire, which investigates sexual offences across London, is leading the inquiry.
There have been no arrests so far. >>> The Press Association | October 22, 2008
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