since the beginning of this story , i knew tha the sister lied about all those fantansies lands where she taught she lived why punished someone like him for the rest of his life.For me if sex was she was consented because i am working in hotel and there rules that have to be taking going to an occupied room, she knew tha the gst was in the room was stayed inside and wait so long to declare she was rape, we know those sisters from oversises like money and will do anything for that

The Great Seducer is really a sexual predator who uses his political position to force women to have sex with him either through intimidation or physical force! He needs to be thrown into prison, into general population with a big bull queer for a cellmate! Then he could find out what being forced feels like! That would be justice!

I am greatly disappointed in the French people. For being so supposedly enlightened and sophisticated, you people are still of a neanderthal mentality when it comes to women. My desire to visit your country no longer exists. As for the conspiracy theory of how we (USA) "set him up"? All I can say is not only are you ignorant but you need to go get your free education thats killing your own society economically. And for the person who says we are in deep debt? BECAUSE WE GIVE OUR MONEY TO YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR "UNION". GREAT JOB DECISIONS THATS BEEN! NOT ONLY HAS HISTORY SHOWN WE U.S. CITIZENS HAVE ALWAYS SAVED YOUR SNOOTY ASSES, BUT YOU CONTINUE TO BE UNGRATEFUL FOR IT. (HOW THOSE MUSLIMS WORKING OUT FOR YOU BTW?) SO TIRED OF READING THE JUDGEMENT FROM ACROSS THE POND. LOOK AT YOUR OWN SELVES FIRST.

It seems like the french commentators and politicans in their commentary of the Strauss-Kahn have missed an important point! From the currently actualities it must have be very easy for the French President's staff and himself to have concluded that there were very real risks in appointing Strauss-Kahn to the IMF candidaturen: risks now well know!! Therefore the real scandal is the lack of a judgement by the President in the appointment.

Very obviously a set up... 1.whoever this woman is, she is not an american citizen, she is raising a child by herself and I am sure is struggling to make ends meet. Then she sees an opportunity to make some money, go on american Television to inflame all the male hating american females, get rich and get american citizenship. And as posted above, probably write a book and live next to oprah 2. Sarcozy/political powers in France set him up so he won't wint he election Whichever it is, the Americans are handling it terribly, making one of the most important me in the world (who has not even been proben guilty yet!) parade around in handcuffs like some petty criminal. Americans have alot to learn.

I think the maid consented to sex because she didn’t tell Strauss-Kahn she was HIV positive to stop him from making sexual advancements. Suppose everything she said was true, that doesn't get rid of the fact that she knew she had a deadly virus and she didn't want to inform him so he could stop and to prevent him from getting infected. She probably didn’t have sex with a man in the last twelve years and was turned on by the seducer Strauss-Kahn, so she kept quite about her illness and enjoyed herself while murdering Strauss-Kahn with HIV. It’s a criminal act not to inform a sex partner about being HIV positive. Everyone knows that her husband died of HIV in Guinea and the HIV epidemic is widespread there. It’s only obvious she has HIV because she lives in an apartment complex specifically for HIV patients. If Strauss-Kahn had sex with his wife when he got out of Rikers jail then he probably infected his wife with HIV. If he did get HIV, he should blame himself for having contracted HIV for not being more selective with the women he has sex with. Donald Trump always had sex with beauty pageant winners who were clean. For a man of his wealth, he should have picked more attractive and cleaner women. I also think she lied to the police because she said the door of the hotel was locked from the inside and that’s not true because it can only be locked to a person from the outside. She should have called the front desk with her cell phone to ask for help or she should have scratched his face or yelled for help. She said she was forced to give him a BJ, but that is odd because why would Strauss-Kahn trust a woman with sharp teeth if he is attacking her. Strauss-Kahn is a high priced lawyer and he knows it’s against the law to rape a woman. She was aware of the fact that a man who can afford to pay $3000.00 a night for a hotel room is probably wealthy and she wanted to sue him or the Sofia hotel to get out of her poverty which I heard was really bad. If the Sofia hotel really were a luxury hotel they should have at least hired people from more prestigious backgrounds unless they were underpaying her and working her like a mule. I wouldn’t pay $3000.00 a night if an HIV maid was tampering around in my bathroom. What if she had a cut on her hand and blood fell on the toilet seat or on my clean towels?

two possibilities - alpha male rapes hotel maid thinking he can get away with it (if so lets hope he goes to jail) or alpha male who might beat Sarkozy and/or somehow run afoul of the global elites is set up using his known imperfections. although he is a known philanderer that is certainly different than a rapist. According to Banon he is not even a competent rapist. it is amazing how the elites have thrown DSK under the bus as usually if he was still in their favor the whole press reaction and how he was arrested would have been different. Geithner was awfully quick in stating he should resign as head of the IMF. Even if DSK is not guilty, the trials will keep him out of the race for the French Presidency. My first reaction was that a man who could afford a $3000/night suite in NYC, and a $3.8 million 2nd home could buy whatever sexual fantasies he wanted especially in NYC. So there is something seriously wrong with the man or he was set up.

Opportunism at its best. Bet she has a new novel about to be released: "Mon ill-fated affair avec DSK".

I find it stupid that French politician are not punished by their country courts for CRIMINAL behaviour, but the strangest thing is that French people condone it! I understand how the press can be blackmailed in covering up, I can understand corrupted police and judges, but why the public continue supporting such perverts? would they really want their own daughters raped by a politician? French politicians (and Italian, too) long went unpunished for whatever crimes they happened to commit. That proves corruption of the courts, police but also corruption of the media and the society itself. And how is an attempted rape part of the MACHO ideal is beyond my understanding. I thought macho meant "manly" not stupid, corrupted and criminal.

One would be well advised to read the judicial complaint. He grabbed her breasts, tried to pull down her pantyhose and grabbed her between the legs and tried to force her to perform oral sex on him to no avail. The guy is an animal not a presidential hopeful. The number pf powerful men that behave this way is shocking, truly shocking. His wife shopuld not stand by him. She should run for the hills.

No, but your feeble attempt to dismiss a possible sexual assault victim's words as bollocks with such a tenuous stretch definitely discredits you.

Literally 2. Used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true - I have received literally thousands of letters

An actress who did not want to be named told the British press that she found herself alone with DSK not long ago and he behaved "like a gorilla." It is surprising that her comment isn't receiving more attention.

I would assume that the master tapes for this interview would have retained the name of this politician. As this was from 2007 then the idea of a plot to character assassinate DSK would be blown apart, the incentive to discredit him back then would not have the same effect as it would now.

If Ms. Banon had come forward nine years ago, it is quite possible this serial-attacker would have been arrested and removed from the powerful role that has allowed him access to young women, easily overwhelmed by men like this. Shame on her mother for not protecting her daughter, and shame on a process that still makes it difficult for victims to come forward and get justice done.