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Was DSK At The Sofitel To Rendezvous With His Mistress?
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jul 9, 2011
Modified Jul 9, 2011
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Despite being slapped with a libel suit by Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser for being called a "hooker," the New York Post's rumor mill continues to churn with the revelations that Strauss-Kahn was at the Sofitel with "his secret 'girlfriend.'" According to the paper's "sources," Strauss-Kahn's mistress is married, "works in the Big Apple banking world," and the two have been together "for some time." She was allegedly seen on surveillance footage with her beau at 1:30 a.m. as they were boarding an elevator up to his suite. She then "left some time later," well before the time of the alleged sexual assault.
The Times lays out three possibilities for what may have happened in Strauss-Kahn's suite based on the bare facts of the case, which are that she spent no more than 20 minutes in his room (according to her key card's electronic records), and that there is DNA evidence to suggest that there was a sexual encounter. The first possibility is the maid's account of a "forced" encounter, with the short duration of her time in the room and the fact that video shows Strauss-Kahn leaving "in a hurry." The second is a consensual act, which the defense claims is proven by the fact that Strauss-Kahn had no physical trauma on his body and that he enjoyed a leisurely lunch with his daughter afterwards.
What remains is what the paper deems a "misunderstanding," where "the oral sex began as a consensual act, but something later drove the housekeeper to press charges." The Post's sources seem to think that missing link is her status as a "prostitute" who was "stiffed." Whatever happened in the room, Strauss-Kahn visiting the city to meet up with his mistress makes more sense than the reason given by the defense: that he was visiting his daughter, whom he only saw for 90 minutes during their lunch together immediately after the alleged incident occurred.
After meeting with prosecutors on Thursday, Strauss-Kahn's defense team noted that they will not accept a plea bargain, believing that the victim's credibility is weakened enough that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance will have to drop the charges. Strauss-Kahn is also being investigated by French authorities for the alleged rape of a writer in 2003, and if these mistress allegations are true, he probably has some things to explain to his wife, Anne Sinclair, whose money and support has been crucial thus far in his defense.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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