No chance of him getting off as a diplomat, is there? Freaking perv.
No chance of him getting off as a diplomat, is there? Freaking perv.
No chance of him getting off as a diplomat, is there? Freaking perv.
The 32-year-old woman told authorities that she entered Strauss-Kahn's suite at the luxury Sofitel hotel not far from Manhattan's Times Square at about 1 p.m. Eastern time (1600 GMT) Saturday and he attacked her, Browne said. She said she had been told to clean the spacious $3,000-a-night suite, which she had been told was empty.
According to an account the woman provided to police, Strauss-Kahn emerged from the bathroom naked, chased her down a hallway and pulled her into a bedroom, where he began to sexually assault her. She said she fought him off, then he dragged her into the bathroom, where he forced her to perform oral sex on him and tried to remove her underwear. The woman was able to break free again and escaped the room and told hotel staff what had happened, authorities said. They called police.
When detectives arrived moments later, Strauss-Kahn had already left the hotel, leaving behind his cellphone, Browne said. "It looked like he got out of there in a hurry," Browne said.
Depends, though he is not an actual official of the French government, I don't know if they Frency would give a dip passport out to an official of a major NGO like the IMF, or if we'd approve a dip visa for one.
Browne said Strauss-Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity. He was expected to be brought to court today. High-profile criminal defense lawyer Ben Brafman told The Post he will be defending Strauss-Kahn -- but by late last night, had not yet spoken with him.
Considering that women have teeth, it would take a brave man indeed, to try to force one to perform oral sex on him.
FNC's Shannon Bream just said that the NYPD has DNA evidence. Game, set, match.
I don't think they have immunity when crimes are involved
Doesn't sound like he does, but crime accusations are exactly what diplomatic immunity is for...it prevents a host country from trumping up a criminal charge and then trying the offender in host-country courts. All the host can do is declare the diplomat 'persona non grata' and kick his ass out.
The married father of four is known as DSK in France, but media there also have dubbed him "the great seducer." His reputation as a charmer of women has not hurt his career in France, where politicians' private lives traditionally come under less scrutiny than in the United States.
In 2008, Strauss-Kahn was briefly investigated over whether he had an improper relationship with a subordinate female employee. The IMF board found that the relationship was consensual, but called his actions "regrettable" and said they "reflected a serious error of judgment."
Yeah. Bite down with all her mite. Then squeeze and pull his balls as hard as she can. Then let them squirt out of her hand like the pulp of a thick skinned grape. That ought to give her at the very least a couple of minutes head start.
FNC's Shannon Bream just said that the NYPD has DNA evidence. Game, set, match.
How does one have evidence of an "attempted" rape?
Wasn't this guy a conservative runner for the French presidency? No chance the woman was a plant? I don't know anything about the man, I wasn't there, and a cry of "attempted" rape comes down to a he-said she-said situation. Let us all remember that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
Re-read the article. She claims to have gotten away from him before it happened. The title is misleading.
One of the things that I find offensive is the pic that's being run of him with President Bush shaking hands as if they were the best of buddies. I thought it was Obummer who admires the French so much, saying they are our nearest and dearest allies. Why is there no pic of him with the current pres?MSM=Political Arm of the DNC
One of the things that I find offensive is the pic that's being run of him with President Bush shaking hands as if they were the best of buddies. I thought it was Obummer who admires the French so much, saying they are our nearest and dearest allies. Why is there no pic of him with the current pres?
Everything about this smells like a set-up.
Apparently he has had at least one similar accusation in the past, it just doesn't matter to the French. Sexual assaults are treated much more seriously in America than in about any place else in the world. As far as being a set-up, the chances are higher that the maid was set up. Could someone have set him up by telling him the maid was a hired hooker for him to act out a fantasy? It's possible, but it seems unlikely that the maid was in on it, and that would not be a defense in our law anyway. It would also be a stupid plan due to the uncertainty of result, because he was about to leave anyway and maids don't exactly show up like clockwork.
He was the socialist front runner to replace Sarkozy.
"Not expecting anyone" would certainly be his version of the story at this point, it may or may not really be the case. The rest of it is perhaps not so inconsistent with the worldview of a Socialist bigshot having his way with one of the 'Little people.'
NEWSWIRE: IMF Chief Offers Hotel Maid $19 Billion In Economic Development Aid To Drop Charges
This is a tough situation. While I do believe that a woman can be forced into oral sex without a weapon pointed at her head, this is a very powerful guy who must have tons of enemies. I hope that the police can prove this case one way or the other. The man's name has already been ruined though. If (HUGE IF HERE) he is innocent, then whoever set him up has accomplished what they set out to do. I have read that several more charges are about to be filed against him. This always brings up the idea of real victim vs. attention whore though.
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Talks on the Greek sovereign debt crisis and French presidential politics were both thrown into disarray after Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was escorted off an aircraft in New York over the weekend to face sex charges.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was expected on Sunday to appear before a New York court and plead not guilty to charges of committing a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment, according to his lawyers.
Pat Buchanan on the sex scandal surrounding IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn: "I will tell you. Look, you have the Charlie Sheen of global finance running the IMF. The seriousness of it is this: He is dead as a presidential candidate in France. Good news for Sarkozy, he's out of the IMF, but more important, this is going to bring a focus on the IMF, which through the back door has been putting the American taxpayers on the hook to bail out Greece and Ireland and those European countries which are in fact bailouts of those European banks. And Ron Paul is right on top of this, and, Joe, I see this as bringing the IMF, at this critical point, when the bailouts in Europe are in big trouble, it is put a limelight on the one institution other than the European Central Bank, which is baling out these European countries and banks."
I still have problems with this whole scene. Stop and think for a minute:
Okay, the maid said she entered the room thinking it was vacant, right? So this guy comes out of the bathroom naked, not even knowing she is there, right. Now, what is the normal reaction in such a case? What would you do? Who would immediately think of rape when they have just been surprised by a stranger in the room? Doesn't that seem odd to anyone? What person would say, "Oh my, there's a stranger in my room I'm gonna rape them."
This guy was a big player, and big players always have enemies. It is possible that this was a set up. When someone rapes someone, its usually something they set out to do, not something done in the vulnerable moment when you just saw a stranger in your room and you are naked.
I still have problems with this whole scene. Stop and think for a minute:
Okay, the maid said she entered the room thinking it was vacant, right? So this guy comes out of the bathroom naked, not even knowing she is there, right. Now, what is the normal reaction in such a case? What would you do? Who would immediately think of rape when they have just been surprised by a stranger in the room? Doesn't that seem odd to anyone? What person would say, "Oh my, there's a stranger in my room I'm gonna rape them."
This guy was a big player, and big players always have enemies. It is possible that this was a set up. When someone rapes someone, its usually something they set out to do, not something done in the vulnerable moment when you just saw a stranger in your room and you are naked.
It's an Obama communist inspired plot to bring about world wide economic collapse. :-)
DUmmies will love it...misery shared equally.... :-)
When you run out of tinfoil can you use wax paper?
I thought I made a valid point and asked a valid question.
I have no idea what your response means.
Think like a DUmmie and then substitute a few words...Everything that happens in this world is part of some evil conspiracy to them.
Trust me, I am no conspircay nut. What I am saying is that it is very seems odd that person would say, "Oh my, there's a stranger in my room I'm gonna rape them." Therefore, when the accusation seems odd, perhaps it is wrong. Therefore, if HER accusation is wrong, then she is lying, and in this instance that DOES lend itself to a set-up.
I am not saying its true, just that its possible based on the oddity of the who narrative
You and gurn both keep popping thoughts into his head, neither of you, nor anybody else, knows whether his actions were planned or spontaneous, but you both assume the latter. In gurn's case I'm sure it connects back to the Chinese in some way, however I don't understand why you are so adamant about knowing what was going on in his head.
I still have problems with this whole scene. Stop and think for a minute:
Okay, the maid said she entered the room thinking it was vacant, right? So this guy comes out of the bathroom naked, not even knowing she is there, right. Now, what is the normal reaction in such a case? What would you do? Who would immediately think of rape when they have just been surprised by a stranger in the room? Doesn't that seem odd to anyone? What person would say, "Oh my, there's a stranger in my room I'm gonna rape them."
This guy was a big player, and big players always have enemies. It is possible that this was a set up. When someone rapes someone, its usually something they set out to do, not something done in the vulnerable moment when you just saw a stranger in your room and you are naked.
.......If you think for one minute that the Manhattan District Attorney's office would bring charges against this guy......creating an international incident......if this was a "he said, she said" case. you might want to reconsider.......
Okay then, if its not a he said/she said case, who saw the attempted rape? I don't think anyone did.
Also, I am curious what physical evidence there is for an "attempted" rape that some whiz kid lawyers can't explain away? Bumps and bruises?
I mean, I'm just asking.
As I said in my previous post: "I guess that's what I am trying to say: I DON'T know. And since I don't know, and since we live in a land where a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty, I am always troubled by the mob mentality that rushes to judgement as soon as a story breaks in the news."
Lot of assumptions there.......
I would assume that....<snip>
You and gurn both keep popping thoughts into his head, neither of you, nor anybody else, knows whether his actions were planned or spontaneous, but you both assume the latter. In gurn's case I'm sure it connects back to the Chinese in some way, however I don't understand why you are so adamant about knowing what was going on in his head.
According to police and prosecutors, Strauss-Kahn was in his luxury hotel suite on the 28th floor of the Sofitel near Times Square when a chambermaid entered and, to her horror, found herself being sexually assaulted by a naked man. Initially, police said this happened at around 1:30 pm, but authorities now say it was closer to 12:00 pm.
Lot of assumptions there.......
Shall we look at a few facts?
The accused, in this case although not a diplomat, is a person of very high international political profile......
NYC has arguably the most liberal and "politically correct" police department and prosecutor's office in the country........hell, murderers (on average) serve only seven to eight years in prison if convicted there. You'll serve more time if convicted of possession of black-market cigarettes or an unlicensed firearm, than you will for armed robbery......
If you think for one minute that the Manhattan District Attorney's office would bring charges against this guy......creating an international incident......if this was a "he said, she said" case. you might want to reconsider.
I suspect that this incident went all the way to the governor's office for review (and probably the State Department) before there was an arrest warrant issued......
If one wanted to make assumptions......armed with the above considerations, the most probable scenario would be that the evidence in this incident was overwhelming, leaving no choice but to pursue the case, otherwise, they would have simply let his flight depart, and swept the whole matter under the rug........it's the way justice is typically served with high-profile perps in NYC.
It's the New York way........
doc
More facts are coming to light.
The alleged victim lives in a Bronx apartment-building reserved exclusively for HIV-positive adults.
She comes from Guinea, West Africa & speaks English & French. She was granted asylum in the US 7 years ago.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/imf_accuser_in_apt_for_hiv_vics_oZmUkbtouJ14RHw1434HvJ
The police have adjusted their timeline back 90 minutes, from 1:30 p.m. to 12 noon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/imfuscrimecourtdefense
Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have more to worry about than a possible prison sentence.New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/imf_accuser_in_apt_for_hiv_vics_oZmUkbtouJ14RHw1434HvJ#ixzz1MhuXfiG0)
The IMF chief’s alleged sex-assault victim lives in a Bronx apartment rented exclusively for adults with HIV or AIDS, The Post has learned.
The hotel maid, a West African immigrant, has occupied the fourth-floor High Bridge pad with her 15-year-old daughter since January — and before that, lived in another Bronx apartment set aside by Harlem Community AIDS United strictly for adults with the virus and their families.
I guess that's what I am trying to say: I DON'T know.
And since I don't know, and since we live in a land where a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty, I am always troubled by the mob mentality that rushes to judgement as soon as a story breaks in the news.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
"I'm going to rape you....but first would you mind taking an AIDS test and get back in touch with me when the results come in."
He deserves to catch something.
More facts are coming to light.
The alleged victim lives in a Bronx apartment-building reserved exclusively for HIV-positive adults.
She comes from Guinea, West Africa & speaks English & French. She was granted asylum in the US 7 years ago.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/imf_accuser_in_apt_for_hiv_vics_oZmUkbtouJ14RHw1434HvJ
The police have adjusted their timeline back 90 minutes, from 1:30 p.m. to 12 noon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/imfuscrimecourtdefense
1. At about 12 p.m., a short fat, 62 year old man was naked in the bathroom, not expecting anyone.
2. A West African hotel maid...entered the room, not knowing the naked man was there.
3. He heard her enter, rushed out of the bathroom, grappled with her & forced her to give him fellatio.
4. He also attempted to have sex with her.
5. She escaped and ran out of his hotel room.
6. He got dressed & went to dine with his daughter in one of New York's fine restaurants.
(or perhaps in her home?)
7. He came back from lunch with his daughter, checked out, paid his bill & forgot his cell phone.
8. He caught a cab to the airport and called the hotel back about his cell phone.
Another scenario, -----:rotf:
The accused was bathing and preparing to dine with his daughter in 60 minutes.
To his surprise the door to his suite opened and in came a maid to clean the room. Both were surprised to see each other but the maid closes the door and says in French-- You woo rich white boy I have come to clean your pipes.
The clock is ticking here, the most influential man in the banking world has a tight time frame, dinner with daughter and then to catch his plane home, ----What is a French man to do------Can he make time for a romp in the hay and still get in dinner and catch his ride home.
Ah what the Heck, he can cut short the dinner date with his daughter and still get to the airport on time.
The encounter took a bit longer then he expected and after he ran the maid out, without tip, got dressed, and totally forgot his life line--his cell phone. He was in a panic not to have enough time left to meet with his daughter and could miss his flight.
Stingy man, he could have gone anywhere he wanted on a private Jet but after spending $3,000 a night in the hotel decided to fly commercial all the way home.
This maker no sense at all, but people in power believe they are untouchable----lessons from Clinton.
But then the actions of men in power never do make much sense, they do as they please, when they please and how they please. Sooner or later when they let their guard down someone of the under class as they see it will haul them up by the jock strap and kick into their head that KAMA will get them sooner or later.
A French pal of mine explained DSK could never hope to be elected President of France.
According to him, France alternates between short & tall Presidents. Sarkozy is short, as is DSK.
Therefore, the next President of France will not be short.
It is all clear to me now. :lmao: :lmao: