Friday, July 1, 2011

Don't fabricate stories

I have to hand this to the prosecutors.  They are doing the right thing as their investigation cast doubt on what occurred.


UPDATE:

Prosecutors agreed to release former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on his own recognizance, two people familiar with the matter said.

Story here:


Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as Near Collapse
By JIM DWYER, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and JOHN ELIGON - NY Times

The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May, according to two well-placed law enforcement officials.

Although forensic tests found unambiguous evidence of a sexual encounter between Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a French politician, and the woman, prosecutors now do not believe much of what the accuser has told them about the circumstances or about herself.

Since her initial allegation on May 14, the accuser has repeatedly lied, one of the law enforcement officials said.

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