Writer drops Strauss-Kahn rape case
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October 20, 2011, Thursday
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A WRITER who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape said yesterday she would not pursue a civil case against him after French prosecutors dropped a criminal investigation into her allegations.
Tristane Banon, who accused Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in a Paris flat where she went to interview him eight years ago, initially indicated she would start a civil case against the one-time French presidential favorite after prosecutors ruled there was insufficient evidence for a criminal trial. Paris prosecutors said there was evidence suggesting sexual assault but the statute of limitations on that charge had expired.
Banon said: "I am not going to present a civil case. Very clearly, the letter the prosecutor's office sent me states there was sexual aggression, so my status as a victim is recognized."
Strauss-Kahn's defense team have dismissed the accusations and launched a countersuit against Banon for defamation.
Strauss-Kahn quit as head of the IMF in May after police arrested him in New York on charges of attempting to rape a hotel maid.
US prosecutors decided in August to drop charges against the 62-year-old, citing concern over the credibility of the hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo.
Tristane Banon, who accused Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in a Paris flat where she went to interview him eight years ago, initially indicated she would start a civil case against the one-time French presidential favorite after prosecutors ruled there was insufficient evidence for a criminal trial. Paris prosecutors said there was evidence suggesting sexual assault but the statute of limitations on that charge had expired.
Banon said: "I am not going to present a civil case. Very clearly, the letter the prosecutor's office sent me states there was sexual aggression, so my status as a victim is recognized."
Strauss-Kahn's defense team have dismissed the accusations and launched a countersuit against Banon for defamation.
Strauss-Kahn quit as head of the IMF in May after police arrested him in New York on charges of attempting to rape a hotel maid.
US prosecutors decided in August to drop charges against the 62-year-old, citing concern over the credibility of the hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo.
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