The Lynx Effect (29/0312)



So justice finally seems to be catching up with Dominique Straus-Khan - or DSK for short.

The famous French 'socialist' politician and former head of the IMF - has been charged by the authorities in France over his alleged involvement in an organised prostitution ring - see post below from 22 February 2012.

Meanwhile the chambermaid - Nafissatou Diallo - whom DSK is alleged to have sexually assaulted in a swanky New York hotel - has begun civil proceedings over the incident.

DSK (62) admits there was an 'incident' by the way - but that it was completely consensual - presumably because the chambermaid was simply overwhelmed (while at work) by the well known charms of this irresistible French lothario.

Now I would have thought that a 'man of the world' like DSK - would find it slightly odd that he walks into a 'party' with naked women all around - just dying to meet him.

But apparently not - apparently this happens all the time to DSK.

I wonder what his secret is - maybe he's been taking those TV adverts too seriously - you know the ones I mean?

The one where the chap covers himself with Lynx body spray - and all the women around just can't help themselves.

Watch the following You Tube clip and decide for yourself - maybe DSK will use this in his defence:



I can't wait to see.

Charming Old Goat (22 February 2012)



Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) - the old goat who was until recently head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington - was questioned yesterday by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry.

In a far cry from his glory days DSK - at one time favourite to become the socialist candidate in the French presidential elections - was held in custody at a police station in Lille.

Police have already interviewed a number of prostitutes - who have admitted having sex with DSK - but this man of the world and notorious womaniser insists he did not know that the women were prostitutes.

Strauss Khan's lawyer - issued a preposterous challenge to the ranks of the media who were there to witness yet another DSK fall from grace:

"I challenge you to distinguish a naked prostitute from any other naked woman" - lawyer Henri Leclerc told French television.

Charming is what I would say to that - and completely disingenuous of course - as if DSK had stumbled unexpectedly and innocently into a organised prostitution ring.

Because what else did he think was going on - why else would a strange and presumably attractive young woman - start taking of her clothes in front of 62-year-old DSK - unless she was being handsomely paid.

Maybe he likes to delude himself that his amazing wit and repartee - left the ladies spellbound and meant they found him utterly irresistible.

But he should try telling that to his wife - Anne Sinclair - to whom he has been happily married for years - allegedly.

Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the IMF in May last year - after he was charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid in New York.

The criminal charges were subsequently dropped by prosecutors - but the woman involved has vowed to bring a civil suit.

You Heard It Here First (1 August 2011)

I wrote something the other day about the Dominique Strauss-Khan affair - and suggested that the New York chambermaid - Nafissatou Diallo - should sue her alleged attacker in the civil courts.

See post dated 27 July 2011 - Maid in Manhattan.

The following day the BBC reports that this might be exactly what happens to the case - if public prosecutor does not press ahead with criminal charges.

DSK has had to admit there was a sexual encounter in his hotel bedroom - because of DNA evidence - but his defence is that this was completely consensual.

Without explaining of course how such an event might occur - given the huge gulf in age, power and wealth - between the Head of the International Monetary Fund and a low paid chambermaid.

But that's what DSK's lawyers are paid for - to keep him out of the witness stand and prevent their client from having to explain his actions.

The next court date is 23 August 2011 - let's see what happens then.      

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Maid 'may file civil suit' - BBC 28 July 2011

"The hotel maid who accuses ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape may file a civil suit if prosecutors do not press criminal charges, her lawyer says.

The Manhattan district attorney's office has publicly announced they had doubts about the credibility of Nafissatou Diallo's allegations.

Making her first public appearance, Ms Diallo spoke of the pain the case had caused her and her family.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has denied the charges.

"What she wants is justice and if the prosecutors are not going to bring this case to trial then we have to look for justice and what I look forward to is putting this case before a jury," Ms Diallo's lawyer, Kenneth Thompson told a news conference.

When pressed by journalists when he might launch this case, he said: "Soon. Soon is soon."

On Wednesday, Ms Diallo and Mr Thompson met prosecutors for eight hours."

Maid in Manhattan - 27 July 2011

The hotel worker who claims she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Khan (62) - former head of the IMF - has spoken out and told her side of the story for the first time.

Nafissatou Diallo (32) waived her right to anonymity by giving interviews to Newsweek magazine and ABC news - and providing details of the alleged attack that took place in DSK's hotel bedroom.

The accuser is an immigrant worker from Guinea - a woman of course - earning $15 dollars an hour in her job as a hotel chambermaid.

The accused - DSK - is one of the most powerful men in the world - a global statesman and potential candidate in the French presidential elections - or at least he was until this affair.

Now the abuse of power involved should be clear for everyone to see - even if the sexual encounter involved was consensual - which is DSK's defence.

But instead of facing up to the reality of the old goat's behaviour - his wealthy wife stands by him - along with many of his 'comrades' in the French Socialist party.

Now I can't think of a good reason why a 32-year old woman in a respectable job - would proposition a 62-year old man - she had just met for the very first time.

The maid's story makes sense to me - and I'm sure to many other people as well.

But DSK will rely on the fact that there were no witnesses to these events (there seldom are) - and he has hired the best lawyers money can buy to present his defence.

Just like OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson.

So celebrity justice might prevail in the end - in which case the maid should sue him in civil court - where the standard of proof is on the balance of probabilities.

Either way DSK is finished as a public figure - which is what he deserves.

And those in the French establishment who have been turning a blind eye to his behaviour - including his wife - should be ashamed of themselves."

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