By David Karp, APFormer IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the Supreme Court of New York State with his wife Anne Sinclair Friday.
By David Karp, APFormer IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the Supreme Court of New York State with his wife Anne Sinclair Friday.
Strauss-Kahn, 62, had been under home confinement 24 hours a day for several weeks after a cleaning woman at the Manhattan hotel, that the accused of attempted rape he stayed in his $ 3,000 per night luxury suite.A judge of the Supreme Court of Manhattan thrown of the restrictive conditions of bail by Strauss-Kahn after the Manhattan district attorney Office conceded there were "substantial credibility issues" with the history and background of the servant.The charges against Strauss-Kahn will remain in place while the investigation into the case continues. Forensic evidence supports the claim of the maid, said Deputy District Attorney Joan Illuzzi - Orbon .bureau of the district attorney of Manhattan has discovered that the governess of 32 years, originally from Guinea, has been linked to crimes such as drug dealing and money laundering and it may have provided false information while its U.S. asylum.Once considered a favorite for the French Presidency, Strauss-Kahn resigned from the IMF in may after the charges of the housekeeper. "" We are absolutely convinced that today ' today is the first stage of giant in the right direction, the next step will result in the complete dismissal of the charges, "said Benjamin Brafman, Attorney from Strauss - Kahn .action Friday to justice means that he will be free to travel to the United States. The authorities are keeping his passport, which will prevent them from travelling abroad.Strauss-Kahn had been under order judicial confinement home in New York for several weeks after the posting of surety for $ 1 million and a $ 5 million bond.Investigators believe that his accuser lied about some of its activities in the hours around the alleged attack and its context, according to an official of the application of law who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.Prosecutors believe that the woman lied also raped in Guinea when she asked the U.S. asylum, which can damage its credibility in the case against Strauss-Kahn, said the official.The Attorney for the woman, Kenneth Thompson, said that it sticks to his account, that she was sexually assaulted by Strauss-Kahn. Thompson said that his client was voluntarily to discuss inaccurate information to his asylum application. "The only defence Dominique Strauss-Kahn has is that it was consensual, Thompson said. "It is a lie."Contributing: Gary Strauss, the PressFor associated with more information about reprints & permissions, see our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Brent jonesEditor. Review of the publication in the journal, please send your comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include the name, telephone number, city and State for the purposes of verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com.We have updated the guidelines of Conversation. Changes include a brief review of moderation and an explanation on how to use the button "report abuse". To learn more.
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