Housekeeper Will Testify on Sex Assault, Lawyer Says (Strauss-Kahn case)

[alp227]

Source: The New York Times

The housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her in his hotel suite has vowed to tell her story from the witness stand, a lawyer for the woman said on Monday.

“She is going to come into this courthouse, get on that witness stand and tell the world what Dominique Strauss-Kahn did to her,” Kenneth P. Thompson, the housekeeper’s lawyer, said outside the main criminal courts building in Lower Manhattan.

Mr. Thompson said it was preposterous to suggest that the woman had a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. Strauss-Kahn in the Sofitel New York.

The lawyer made his comments as Mr. Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty to charges that included attempted rape and sexual abuse — a court proceeding that took four minutes, yet drew live international coverage inside the courtroom and a circuslike atmosphere outside. Dozens of photographers were joined unexpectedly by some 200 hotel workers who were bused to the scene by the Hotel and Motel Trades Council.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/nyregion/strauss-kahn-pleads-not-guilty-in-sofitel-sex-attack-case.html

[joshcryer]

1. He's done.

Question now is whether he'll be deported in exchange for Roman Polanski.

[madmax]

2. Nope - they send Anthony Weiner instead. nt

[Beacool]

3. I'm in France at the moment.

The news programs here are going crazy with this case. What I was very surprised to see was the name of the victim plastered all over the newspapers and on TV.

:(

[Le Taz Hot]

4. This is a brave woman.

Those of us who have been the victim of violent crime and then had to testify in court understand how difficult this is under "normal" circumstances but to have to do it in what will inevitably be a three ring circus -- I can't even imagine.

[valerief]

5. Wonder how many days she has left before the hit. nt

[Corruption Winz]

6. This is one case where I hope he's convicted and she sues...

Usually, I think that can look as though the person has an alternative idea behind the charges. However, this guy deserves to get his ass handed to him in as many ways as possible.