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Dominique Strauss-Kahn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The sexual assault case against ex-International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief and French presidential hopeful, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is collapsing due to doubts over the victim\u2019s credibility, a report said on Friday.<\/p>\n

The New York Times story, citing two law enforcement sources close to the sensational case, was published shortly after the district attorney\u2019s office announced that Strauss-Kahn would make an unexpected court appearance on Friday.<\/p>\n

It said prosecutors did not believe much of the story from the Guinean-born maid and suspect she has repeatedly lied to them since the alleged May 14 attack in the French politician\u2019s Manhattan hotel room.<\/p>\n

If confirmed, the doubts could mark a dramatic reversal in the case that has upended politics in France \u2013 where Strauss-Kahn was once seen as a likely presidential candidate \u2013 and prompted a change in leadership at the International Monetary Fund at a time of major upheaval in the eurozone.<\/p>\n

Officials said that within a day of the alleged rape attempt, the maid was recorded speaking on the phone with a man jailed for possessing 180kgs of marijuana and discussing the benefits of pursuing charges.<\/p>\n

The Times said he is one of several individuals who made multiple cash deposits, totaling around $100 000 into the woman\u2019s bank account over the last two years.<\/p>\n

It said Friday\u2019s unscheduled hearing would likely alter the strict bail conditions imposed on Strauss-Kahn, allowing him to travel within the United States, and that lawyers were discussing dismissing the felony charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a mess, a mess on both sides,\u201d one official told the respected daily, indicating that prosecutors would tell the judge they \u201chave problems with the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

The district attorney\u2019s office may ask Strauss-Kahn to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, but his lawyers would contest such a move, it added.<\/p>\n

Among the discoveries, one official told the newspaper, are issues involving the asylum application of the 32-year-old housekeeper, and possible links to criminal activities, including drug dealing and money laundering.<\/p>\n

Officials declined to reveal the reason for Friday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo details about this appearance will be available until the defendant appears in court tomorrow,\u201d the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

The former French finance minister had not been expected back in court until July 18.<\/p>\n

Strauss-Kahn had posted $1m bail and a $5m bond when he was released in May, and agreed to remain under house arrest with an ankle monitor.<\/p>\n

Earlier Thursday, French newspaper Liberation, citing Strauss-Kahn\u2019s defense lawyers, said he was likely to challenge the legality of the identification lineup that took place a day after his arrest, during which the then-IMF director had been picked out by the alleged victim.<\/p>\n

Strauss-Kahn had spent days in New York\u2019s tough Rikers Island jail pending the bail package agreement, but is now awaiting trial in his luxury rental apartment in Manhattan\u2019s TriBeCa neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman has denied all seven charges, including trying to rape the woman and sexually assaulting her when she came to clean his luxury suite.<\/p>\n

Strauss-Kahn resigned from the IMF shortly after his arrest, setting off a battle for the leadership of the US-based multilateral lender, from which French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde ultimately emerged victorious.<\/p>\n

In a separate article published Wednesday, the Times reported that Lisa Friel, head of the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s sex crimes unit for nearly a decade, was leaving the post.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if the move was related to the Strauss-Kahn case. Friel had made an early court appearance as part of the case, but did not remain on the investigating team, the Times said.<\/p>\n

Source: New York Times<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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