Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his French accuser questioned by police

Summary of story from CNN, September 29, 2011

Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the French woman who has accused him of attempted rape, Tristane Banon, appeared before police in Paris on Thursday.

During the two-and-a-half-hour session, termed a confrontation in France, the two parties were asked questions by police without lawyers present.

The police will now file a report, which will be turned over to a judge. The judge then has three options: to drop the case, open it for further investigation or proceed with a trial.

Strauss-Kahn made no comment upon leaving the police station.

Banon filed a complaint against Strauss-Kahn in France, alleging he attempted to sexually assault her in 2003; he has filed a counter-suit alleging slander (see WVoN coverage).

In an interview with French TV station TF1 earlier this month, Strauss-Kahn said he met with Banon recently and “I said the truth to her in this meeting. There was no act of aggression, there was no violence. … The version that was presented was imaginary.”

WVoN comment: I just can’t get over this guy and his arrogance which seems to operate on another plane of reality.When I think about DSK, I think of a dead worm, festering inside the rotting wood which is supposed to form part of our global foundations. It’s not a nice image, but it seems pretty accurate from where I’m sitting.