11:15 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to be released from house arrest and have his $6m (\u00a33.7m) cash bail and bond returned, say reports.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are said to have agreed that Mr Strauss-Kahn should be freed “on his own recognisance,” meaning he must simply promise to appear in court.<\/p>\n
He is accused of sexually assaulting a maid in a New York hotel on 14 May.<\/p>\n
But the case is reported to be close to collapse after serious doubts arose about the credibility of his accuser.<\/p>\n
The 62-year-old French politician has appearing in court in New York over the sexual assault case.<\/p>\n
Doubts over credibility<\/span><\/p>\nLaw enforcement officials have told US media the accuser has repeatedly lied since the alleged attack on 14 May.<\/p>\n
The Guinean-born maid also appeared to have lied about her asylum application, officials reportedly said.<\/p>\n
“She actually recounted the entire story to prosecutors and later said it was false,” one law enforcement official told the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n
But prosecutors have not necessarily reached a new conclusion over the allegations against Mr Strauss-Kahn and have not decided whether to downgrade the charges, the official said.<\/p>\n
Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, has been under house arrest in a New York apartment since posting a $6m (\u00a33.7m) cash bail and bond in May.<\/p>\n
He is charged with seven counts including four felony charges – two of criminal sexual acts, one of attempted rape and one of sexual abuse – plus three misdemeanour offences, including unlawful imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Mr Strauss-Kahn, who resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund to defend himself, vigorously denies the charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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