msnbc.com
July 1, 2011
The sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is near collapse, sources said Thursday.
Investigators have serious questions about the credibility of his accuser, who is a New York hotel maid. They believe the woman lied about some of her activities in the hours around the alleged attack and about her own background, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The official is familiar with the case but spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public in court.
Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a steward of the world economy and a leading candidate for the French presidency, when he was arrested on May 14 and charged with attempting to rape a woman in a $3,000-a-night hotel suite in New York.
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