Prosecutors File Motion to Drop DSK Charges, Saying Evidence Does Not Establish Her Claims

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NBC New York:

Prosecutors filed a motion on Monday to dismiss all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, stating that the Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault had told so many lies that her story could no longer be considered reliable.

Strauss-Kahn was believed to be a top French presidential contender until he was accused of attacking the maid when she entered his room to clean it.

The development comes more than three months after the former head of the International Monetary Fund was arrested, and more than seven weeks after a judge released him from house arrest as investigators admitted they had discovered significant problems with her credibility.

"The physical, scientific and other evidence establishes that the defendant engaged in a hurried sexual encounter with the complainant, but it does not independently establish her claim of a forcible, nonconsensual encounter," the motion says.

It describes her statements about the day as "shifting and inconsistent," and that prosecutors could therefore not be certain about what took place in the Sofitel room that day.

The accuser, who came forward late last month and identified herself as Nafissatou Diallo, met with prosecutors briefly Monday as the motion was filed. Her attorney, Ken Thompson, has said she was not treated fairly and that the DA bungled the case.

Thompson said after the motion was filed that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has "turned his back" on the accuser and the evidence.

Strauss-Kahn's lawyers, William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman, said in a statement that their client and his family "are grateful that the district attorney's office took our concerns seriously and concluded on its own that this case cannot proceed further."

Strauss-Kahn is due in court on Tuesday, where a judge is expected to officially grant the prosecution's request and dismiss the case. There was no immediate comment from the DA.

Diallo said at a recent rally that she has cried every day since her encounter with Strauss-Kahn.

"What happened to me, I don't want that to happen to any other woman," she said.

Prosecutors said last month that they discovered she had lied about parts of her past, as well as her actions on the day of the encounter, May 14.
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Talk about a major legal boondoggle...