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Computer Records Hold Key In IMF Head's Sexual Assault Case

Posted by timothy on from the he-said-she-said-it-said dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "ABA Journal reports that the chief of the International Monetary Fund may claim consent as a defense to accusations that he sexually assaulted a maid at the Sofitel Hotel in New York as defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman told the judge he believed the 'forensic evidence' was 'not consistent with forcible encounter.' Police have said the maid knocked on Strauss-Kahn's door and called out, used her master keycard to open the door, and left her work cart in the doorway, a typical safety practice in hotels. According to the police account, Strauss-Kahn emerged naked, tried to attack the maid, and then shut the hotel door when she tried to escape. The NY Times explains how the key card evidence may play out: 'If the defense for Mr. Strauss-Kahn maintains that the encounter was consensual, its version will have to accommodate the unambiguous computer record of her leaving the door propped open,' the story says."

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  1. wait wait wait... by Speare · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We're following this tabloid crap on Slashdot just because a door has an electronic sensor on it !? Get real, for fuck's sake.

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    1. Re:wait wait wait... by Pieroxy · · Score: 5, Funny

      +1 on this.

      What should we expect to see next? Topless photos of taken with a digital camera! See all the photos here!

      Just out of curiosity, you forgot to put the link on the "here". Care to share?

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    2. Re:wait wait wait... by erroneus · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Actually, no. The Slashdot crowd has interest in the goings on of the IMF and the players involved.

      In case you hadn't noticed, in addition to news stories about gadgets and software, we also have an interest in the things that make the world go around. Among these are copyright, trade mark and patent laws and litigation, money and finance and politics in general.

      If you have noticed, then I have to wonder how you failed to notice that in this case. He's the head of the IMF. He's a big-time shaker, mover and influencer in all things that make the world go around.

  2. Re:Which was it?? by uglyduckling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't think they're contradictory, you've just spotted the obvious version of the story that would "accommodate the unambiguous computer record", and make the NY Times article a load of hot air. The maid will claim he shut the door to imprison her, he will claim they shut the door after mutually agreeing to sex. So these records prove nothing, other than that the encounter most likely started with the usual practice of the maid propping the door open to valet the room.

  3. Re:Huh by RL78 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is about reconciling their stories. Evidence of lying is a good place to start.