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by DoYouEverWonder » Tue May 17, 2011 6:08 am
Peachtree Pam wrote:Just heard on the radio that DSK has been transferred to Rikers Island until the Grand Jury meets on the 20th.
by 82_28 » Tue May 17, 2011 6:15 am
DoYouEverWonder wrote:Peachtree Pam wrote:Just heard on the radio that DSK has been transferred to Rikers Island until the Grand Jury meets on the 20th.
Rikers! That's a serious hard core prison. I can understand the judge not granting bail, since he is a foreigner with lots of money and would be considered a flight risk. But Rikers ain't no country club. He better be careful not to drop the soap when he showers.
by Nordic » Tue May 17, 2011 6:18 am
by lupercal » Tue May 17, 2011 6:27 am
praeclarus wrote:What happened to this place? Since when does it have to be
black or white?
Everybody knew what he was about. Safe to assume he's done
this before and skated since these people are, under normal
circumstances, above the law.
Now comes time to take him out of the game. So dangle a little
irresistible and let nature take its course. Disclaimer: this theory
quite likely requires little irresistible to be in on it but that's a
leap that this crowd can probably handle.
This way you all win. The rape team has their rapist and the
honey trap team has their honey trap. Everybody's happy. I know
I am.
Pip pip.
by lupercal » Tue May 17, 2011 6:43 am
Strauss-Kahn faces six charges:Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree:
Attempted Rape in the First Degree;
Sexual Abuse in the First Degree;
Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree;
Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree;
Forcible Touching.
by Jeff » Tue May 17, 2011 7:11 am
lupercal wrote:Good thing he didn't try to steal any towels or he'd be up for grand larceny too. In any case it appears actual rape is not among the charges:
by lupercal » Tue May 17, 2011 7:29 am
by Peachtree Pam » Tue May 17, 2011 7:31 am
lupercal wrote:
Strauss-Kahn in Rikers Island jail until Friday court appearance
By RFI - Tuesday 17 May 2011
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The site also reported that the defence intends to argue that the alleged victim, who apparently did not know who her alleged attacker was, is not attractive enough to attract the interest of their client.
by Peachtree Pam » Tue May 17, 2011 7:56 am
The brother of the maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault says the family believes justice will prevail.
"She's very upset because she loves her job," said the 43-year-old brother, whose name the Daily News is withholding to protect the identity of the woman. "She's a wonderful, hardworking woman."
The woman is from Senegal and has a 9-year-old daughter, according to her brother, who is a manager at a Harlem cafe.
"What would you feel if it was your sister? We are in pain," he said.
But he said the powerful French politician will be punished. "This is America - he won't get away with it," he said. "Justice will be served. That's why we love America."
Strauss-Kahn, meanwhile, says he didn't force himself on the chambermaid.
As he was deemed a flight risk and held without bail, his lawyer offered a hint at how he will be defended against the sex-assault rap.
"The forensic evidence, we believe, will not be consistent with a forcible encounter," big-shot attorney Benjamin Brafman said. "And we believe there is a very defensible case."
Prosecutor John McConnell described the accuser as a highly credible victim who "provided a very powerful and detailed account of the violent sexual assault."
She told hotel staffers and cops her story immediately after the alleged attack Saturday afternoon at the Times Square-area Sofitel New York hotel. While sources say neither Strauss-Kahn nor the woman had bruises or scratches, McConnell said in court that a hospital exam supported her account.
DNA results won't be known for several days, but an examination of the hotel room suggests "there may be forensic evidence that will support the victim's version of events," McConnell said.
Prosecutors portrayed Strauss-Kahn - head of the International Monetary Fund and a top contender for the French presidency - as a fiendish sex predator. They said he ambushed the maid while in the buff at his $1,300-a-night suite.
"He grabbed the victim's chest without consent, attempted to remove her pantyhose and forcibly grabbed the victim's vaginal area," the criminal complaint said.
"His penis made contact with the victim's mouth twice through the use of force."
Strauss-Kahn was hauled off an Air France flight by cops who got a bead on his whereabouts when he called the hotel to ask about a cell phone he thought he left behind.
He was later picked out of a lineup by the hotel worker, a single mom who lives in the Bronx. He was No. 3 out of five, sources said.
Strauss-Kahn spent Sunday at the NYPD's special victims unit office, where he had eggs, toast and home fries for breakfast and a ham and cheese sandwich for dinner.
Known in France as a thrice-married womanizer nicknamed "The Great Seducer" and "Hot Rabbit," he appeared baggy-eyed and haggard at his Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment.
He was hit with attempted rape, criminal sexual act and unlawful imprisonment charges and faces 25 years in prison if convicted.
His lawyers went into the hearing expecting him to be freed on $1 million bail, arguing he has a home in Washington and a daughter in New York.
"The defendant has an interest to clear his name," said Brafman, adding that Strauss-Kahn's New York-born wife, Anne Sinclair, was on her way to the city to stand by her husband's side.
McConnell warned that Strauss-Kahn could bolt.
"He has almost no incentive to stay in this country and almost every resource to leave it," he said, noting that surveillance cameras captured Strauss-Kahn making a hasty departure from the hotel.
The pol's lawyers said Strauss-Kahn was not trying to escape, but was rushing from the hotel to make a lunch date with his daughter before catching a 4:30 p.m. flight home.
Judge Melissa Jackson ordered him held until a court date Friday.
"We are obviously disappointed by the court's decision," Brafman said outside court.
"This battle has just begun. We believe that we'll prove in our judgment that Mr. Strauss-Kahn is innocent of these charges."
Until he returns to court, the Socialist Party titan will be held in protective custody at Rikers Island, said Correction Department spokesman Stephen Morello.
The victim is in hiding. Neighbors say she has a teenage daughter and that she always wears an Islamic head scarf and worked long hours. "She was very private," said neighbor Mark Gangadeen. "This is a good person."
by lupercal » Tue May 17, 2011 8:29 am
by Joe Hillshoist » Tue May 17, 2011 9:53 am
by crikkett » Tue May 17, 2011 11:04 am
By Mark Z. Barabak and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2011
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated after she learned he had fathered a child more than a decade ago — before his first run for office — with a longtime member of their household staff.
Shriver moved out of the family's Brentwood mansion earlier this year, after Schwarzenegger acknowledged the paternity. The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said Monday night in a statement issued to The Times in response to questions. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.
Photos: A political marriage with star power
"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not. "
A spokesman for the former first lady said she had no comment.
Since leaving office, Schwarzenegger has maintained a high public profile, meeting with world dignitaries, attending a White House summit on immigration and working to revive his movie career.
To protect their privacy, The Times is not publishing the former staffer's name nor that of her child. In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man — her then-husband — was the child's father.
She said she voluntarily left her position with the couple earlier this year after reaching a longstanding goal of working for them for two decades. "I wanted to achieve my 20 years, then I asked to retire," she said, adding she received a severance payment and "left on good terms with them."
Later Monday, The Times informed the woman of the governor's statement and she declined to comment further.
by Gouda » Tue May 17, 2011 12:35 pm
by Stephen Morgan » Tue May 17, 2011 1:12 pm
crikkett wrote:PS before his first run for office! We could have been spared!
:doh
by Stephen Morgan » Tue May 17, 2011 1:15 pm
DoYouEverWonder wrote:Peachtree Pam wrote:Just heard on the radio that DSK has been transferred to Rikers Island until the Grand Jury meets on the 20th.
Rikers! That's a serious hard core prison. I can understand the judge not granting bail, since he is a foreigner with lots of money and would be considered a flight risk. But Rikers ain't no country club. He better be careful not to drop the soap when he showers.
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