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DSK Now Target of Gang-Rape Investigation

Centers on alleged 2010 incident in Washington, DC

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 21, 2012 5:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – More hot water for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and once again it's US-flavored: A French prosecutor today opened a preliminary investigation into an alleged gang rape in Washington, DC, CNN reports. In the course of France's probe into Strauss-Kahn's alleged participation in a prostitution ring, the gang-rape allegations surfaced; a Belgian prostitute reportedly told police that DSK and three friends made her perform non-consensual sex acts in a DC hotel in December 2010.

"I didn't scream but I said clearly and loudly that I didn't want to," said the prostitute, according to the BBC. Strauss-Kahn "absolutely contests having committed the slightest act of violence of any nature whatsoever," said his lawyers. They called the testimony of the escort, along with the account given to police by a second escort who was present, "contradictory" and added that their testimonies came at an "opportune time" amid the French presidential election. Washington police say no incident was reported at the hotel.

In this May 6, 2012, file photo, former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn waves as he leaves a polling station after voting in the French presidential election.
In this May 6, 2012, file photo, former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn waves as he leaves a polling station after voting in the French presidential election.   (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer, File)
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jbf0210
May 21, 2012 9:57 AM CDT
He is a louse that has been accused of rape more than once This is a serious accusation, No woman would willingly lie about something like this. His wealth and position has saved him every time. I say he needs to be stopped, He's a predator, preying on vunerable women .Enough already, lock him away for the rest of his life.
ladyrosedeky
May 21, 2012 8:29 AM CDT
The question is did this escort or these escorts talk about this incident to anyone. Escorts/prostitutes can be raped. Even if you accept money for sex, that doesn't mean the person who hired you gets to violate you in a manner you are unwilling to be touched, such as violent force. Yes, there are some escorts that will for a price allow you to do such things to them. But for such acts of violence, the price is usually very high because it puts them out of commission for a while and it is hazardous. There is a reason that a state senator in California got a law passed that would not allow a rape victim not to be questioned about her past activities. Nor could any past bad act of a victim be brought into court as evidence in a rape case to discredit the victim. So if someone hired her just five minutes before hand for sex then five minutes later pulled a gun on her to force her, then it was no longer a consentual act between two adults. It becomes an act of forcible rape. Unfortunately, because of the profession they are in, they fear reporting these attacks but they may go to the hospital or her physician to get care or at least went to a rape crisis center for counseling. If the escort went to someone somewhere, even if it was a priest and she gives consent for them to reveal their conversations, DSK will finally go down. There are just way too many women coming forward with stories about this man.
rahgoo
May 21, 2012 7:38 AM CDT
  A fat wallet along with a powerful sex drive is a blessing, but it can also be a curse. DSK has wealth but his strong sexual desires proved to be a curse.  He now stands in front of a judge who has to decide if he is a rapist or only a sexual addict who needs lots of pleasure. But if found guilty of rape, he will be cursed and spend the rest of his life among those that were not as blessed.
 

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