{"id":467159,"date":"2011-07-25T01:50:17","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/25\/strauss-kahn-accuser-speaks-out\/"},"modified":"2011-07-25T01:50:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T01:50:17","slug":"strauss-kahn-accuser-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/25\/strauss-kahn-accuser-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"83.00155521\"><span><span>24 July 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>21:50 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The New York hotel maid who accuses former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her in a hotel suite has given her first interview.<\/p>\n<p>Nafissatou Diallo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2011\/07\/24\/dsk-maid-tells-of-her-alleged-rape-by-strauss-kahn-exclusive.html\">told Newsweek magazine that she has told the truth<\/a> about the incident on 14 May.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as authorities consider whether to drop charges against him amid doubts over her credibility.<\/p>\n<p>The French politician, 62, who resigned as head of the IMF to defend himself, vigorously denies all the charges.<\/p>\n<p>He has said that what happened between he and Ms Diallo was consensual, and his lawyers have described the maid&#8217;s interview as &#8220;unseemly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span>Media campaign?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ms Diallo told Newsweek magazine: &#8220;I want him to go to jail. I want him to know there are some places you cannot use your power, you cannot use your money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-14271114#story_continues_2\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Strauss-Kahn allegations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2006: Publication of Sexus Politicus, book by Christophe Deloire and Christophe Dubois, with chapter on Mr Strauss-Kahn and his tendency of &#8220;seduction to the point of obsession&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2008: Mr Strauss-Kahn admits an affair with IMF colleague; he admits an &#8220;error of judgement&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2011: Mr Strauss-Kahn arrested on 14 May in New York, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid<\/li>\n<li>16 May: Writer Tristane Banon comes forward to say Mr Strauss-Kahn tried to assault her in an interview nearly a decade before<\/li>\n<li>1 July: Mr Strauss-Kahn freed without bail from New York house arrest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 32-year-old immigrant from Guinea told the magazine that she was scared about losing her job when she eventually ran from the room where the incident allegedly took place.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Strauss-Kahn&#8217;s representatives accused her of conducting a &#8220;media campaign&#8221; to persuade prosecutors to pursue charges against the former IMF chief, Reuters news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with seven counts including four more serious felony charges &#8211; two of criminal sexual acts, one of attempted rape and one of sexual abuse &#8211; plus three misdemeanour offences, including unlawful imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>But some US media reports say the case is close to collapse. Court prosecutors have said that the maid gave false testimony to a grand jury, citing inconsistencies in her account of the sequence of events on the day.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on 1 July and had his $6m (\u00a33.7m) cash bail and bond returned.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, French authorities are investigating allegations that Mr Strauss-Kahn attempted to rape French writer Tristane Banon a decade earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Strauss-Kahn denies any wrongdoing, and has launched a counter-claim, suing Ms Banon for making false statements.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Diallo has also granted an interview to the ABC news network, excerpts of which are due to be broadcast on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Until she came forward for interview, her name had not been reported by media outlets which normally protect the identities of people who say they have been sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-us-canada-14271114\" title=\"Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 24 July 2011 Last updated at 21:50 ET The New York hotel maid who accuses former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her in a hotel suite has given her first interview. 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