The New York Times reports that prosecuting investigators have "uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper" who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape.
NYT:
According to the two officials, the woman had a phone conversation with an incarcerated man within a day of her encounter with Mr. Strauss-Kahn in which she discussed the possible benefits of pursuing the charges against him. The conversation was recorded.
That man, the investigators learned, had been arrested on charges of possessing 400 pounds of marijuana. He is among a number of individuals who made multiple cash deposits, totaling around $100,000, into the woman’s bank account over the last two years. The deposits were made in Arizona, Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania.
Reuters:
The [NYT] quoted what it said were two well-placed law enforcement officials as saying that although forensic evidence showed there had been a sexual encounter between the French politician and the maid, the accuser had repeatedly lied and prosecutors did not believe much about what she had told them.
The accuser, a 32-year old Guinean maid, has repeatedly lied to law enforcement officials, possibly to avoid punishment for a history of "drug dealing and money laundering." The article makes no specification as to the cause and extent of the lying.
Strauss-Kahn is known for being the financial establishment's largest critic against current IMF practices, and was known for wanted to lead the IMF away from its predatory customs. Until this scandal and arrest, he enjoyed frontrunner status among the French left for the Socialist Party's presidential nomination. He stood a plausible and strong chance of besting plutocrat Sarkozy.
Right now, it's possible that Strauss-Kahn may be freed and the charges dropped. Prosecutors want to save face by pressing him on a misdemeanor charge, but given the might of the lawyers defending SK, even that may prove unlikely.
When this scandal broke, I was reprimanded severely for a diary I wrote, wherein I wrote that I felt "suspicious" about this case from the beginning. The diary was promptly deleted at the request of this community. Commentators told me that they were "done" with me me, or that I was a rape-denier. All I said was that I was suspicious, but that, if proven guilty, Strauss-Kahn deserves equal justice, which means equal punishment despite his class. The prosecutors seem to not be finding credible evidence against the accused.