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Examining the evidence

Accused last week of attempting to rape a hotel maid in New York, former IMF head Dominique
Strauss-Kahn now has Guidepost Solutions detective agency working for him, in addition to his
top-flight legal defence team.
Guidepost Solutions is a global investiga- DNA tests have confirmed a link between DSK
tions firm headed by Bart Schwartz, and swabs taken from the woman's uniform.
former criminal division chief in the Results of further tests have yet to come in, ROOM 2806:
Manhattan District Attorney's office. including a sample of the carpet and swabs Presidential Suite Former IMF Lead
Other company officers include the taken from sinks and other surfaces in the
former global head of security for IBM hotel room — either by the prosecution as $3000 per night Dominique Strauss-Kahn
and a former federal prosecutor and U.S. evidence of a sexual assault
Secret Service special agent. These or by the defence as Unless solid
investigators have been hired to uncover evidence of a consen- forensic evidence is
any elements that could discredit the sual sexual meeting. uncovered that points When the maid came to
alleged victim. Detectives will rummage categorically towards a
through the young woman’s entire criminal act, then any eventual
clean the room she found
history to find any details that trial is likely to come down to the door open. She
could undermine her case. the word of Strauss-Kahn announced her presence,
versus that of the unidentified
woman as to whether any but no one answered.
encounter was forced
or consensual.
6
DINING DSK touches
ROOM
her breasts and
1 tries to remove BATHROOM
her underwear.
2 LIVING
ROOM
5

3 BEDROOM
The maid is once
The house- again forced to
keeper On entering 4 THE MAID GOES
INTO THE HALLWAY perform fellatio.
cleans the the room, she BUT IS CAUGHT √ The alleged victim
living room encounters AGAIN finally managed to
and dining DSK coming escape by pushing DSK
room before out naked from DSK wanders √ The hotel employee begs him to
into the corner of a
going into cupboard.
the bathroom. around the room stop: "Please, stop. I need my job,
the room. She apologizes I can not lose it, do not do that. √ Marks on DSKs back
before forcing her I'll lose my job. Please, please, stop! could be admitted in
and turns to perform fellatio. court as evidence of
Stop! "
around to exit She tries to physical struggle.
√ DSK Responds: "No baby, do not
the suite. DSK dissuade the worry, you will not lose your job. √ Neither defense
closes the former IMF director, Please do it baby, do not worry. You lawyers nor those in
door and don’t know who I am? Do you know charge have
* FACTS ARE BASED SOLELY ON
saying that his boss commented on this
prevents her who I am?"
THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE "is in the corridor. " information.
ALLEGED VICTIM.
from leaving.
THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE
TAKEN AS CONDITIONAL.
Sources: New York Times, The World, Wikio.Fr, Fox News, Abc INFOGRAPHIC BY JUSTIN STAHLMAN/QMI AGENCY