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Could the charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn--be on their way to dismissal?
That’s what an attorney for alleged victim Nafissatou Diallo is saying.
NY1 explains.

“Kenneth Thompson says he and his client Nafissatou Diallo are set to meet with prosecutors tomorrow afternoon, one day before Strauss-Kahn’s next scheduled court appearance. But Thompson tells The New York Times, he doesn’t think prosecutors would have requested a meeting unless they were planning to dismiss the charges.”

Diallo is the hotel maid who accused DSK of sexually assaulting her.
She went public with her identity after reports came out questioning her credibility and background -- which some analysts say have complicated the case.
The Wall Street Journal revisits that issue.

“Those problems have included misstatements she made on an application for asylum in the U.S., a story about being the victim of a previous gang rape that she admitted having fabricated, inconsistencies about her actions on May 14 - the day of the alleged attack in Mr. Strauss-Kahn's Sofitel hotel suite—and about other aspects of her life...”

But one of the alleged victim’s attorneys, Douglas Wigdor, told a French newspaper -- a person’s background shouldn’t be an issue at all.
The Washington Post has his statements.

“...most victims have complicated pasts. If the new standard in American justice is to defend only those with a spotless past, they should come out and say it.”

Wigdor went on to say he quote- “questions” the motivations of the prosecutor in the case-- Cyrus Vance Jr.
The New York Daily News says -- admittedly, this is a big moment for Vance’s fledgling career.

“In many ways, the case - pitting a West African immigrant against a rich, white man who was in the running to become the next president of France - will define the freshman prosecutor. It will also be remembered as one where Vance took a stand. He stood in front of cameras from around the world and vouched for the integrity of the arrest before completing the investigation and vetting the maid's credibility.”

And on that note-- The New York Times spoke with local insiders who say -- dropping the case -- would be the best move for Vance.

“Dropping the case would lead to short-term criticism, but it would eventually disappear... Moving forward, though, would drag the case out for months. And if his prosecutors were to lose at trial, Mr. Vance could be criticized for bringing a weak case and accused of bringing it only to quell his critics...”

A defense lawyer defended Vance in that article, saying -- career implications cannot and will not be part of his decision whether to drop the case.
As for Dominique Strauss-Kahn-- his next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
 

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