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1 July 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 11:45 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released from house arrest and had his $6m (\u00a33.7m) cash bail and bond returned, reports say.<\/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 – who had been seen as a leading candidate for the French presidency – appeared in court in New York on Friday over the sexual assault case.<\/p>\n

In earlier court hearings, prosecutors had spoken of the strength of their case. One attorney said the proof against him was “substantial”.<\/p>\n

US media reported on Friday that prosecutors planned to outline their concerns about the 32-year-old maid’s credibility on Friday and retract their demands for strict bail conditions.<\/p>\n

Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n

View from France<\/h2>\n

Whatever the merits of this new evidence, or of the character of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French felt particularly aggrieved at the way the case was conducted in the days after his arrest.<\/p>\n

It was not only his reputation that was tarnished, but also that of the French nation in the eyes of the international community. The “perp walk”, the parading of the accused, the headlines such as “Chez Perv” and “Frog Legs It”, were widely perceived as insulting and humiliating.<\/p>\n

And already the French media is talking about Mr Strauss-Kahn’s rehabilitation, even though there is unambiguous DNA evidence that a sexual encounter did take place.<\/p>\n

The list of socialist candidates for next year’s presidential election is still open and will be for two more weeks. But it is surely unthinkable that Dominique Strauss-Kahn will re-enter the race.<\/p>\n

Aside from the allegations in New York, there has been too much written about his previous encounters and his questionable behaviour towards women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Doubts over credibility<\/span><\/p>\n

The maid claims that Mr Strauss-Kahn chased her down a hallway in his expensive hotel suite in the Sofitel hotel, tried to pull down her pantyhose and forced her to perform oral sex.<\/p>\n

However, law enforcement officials have now told US media the accuser has repeatedly lied since the alleged attack on 14 May.<\/p>\n

The officials believe the woman lied on her application for asylum in the US, particularly over an allegation that she had been raped while at home in Guinea, in West Africa.<\/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

Investigators are also not backing away from earlier evidence which showed semen had been found on the maid’s uniform.<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn 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 more serious 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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