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Benjamin Brafman, for Strauss-Kahn, said: "In our judgment, once the proof has been reviewed, it will be clear that there was no element of forcible compulsion on this case by any means. Any suggestion to the opposite is solely not credible." Kenneth Thompson, Diallo's lawyer, stated all of Strauss-Kahn's energy, money and influence would not cease the reality from coming out. Strauss-Kahn, who had earlier agreed to a forensic examination, pleaded not guilty. He was arraigned on June 6 and pleaded not responsible. On 30 June 2011, the district legal professional despatched a letter to Strauss-Kahn's protection workforce disclosing info concerning the housekeeper. As well as, the prosecution discovered that, the day following the alleged assault, the housekeeper had made a phone call in her native Fula language to her boyfriend in an immigration detention center. On 14 May 2011, Strauss-Kahn was arrested and charged with the sexual assault and tried rape of 32-yr-old Nafissatou Diallo, a housekeeper at the Sofitel New York Hotel in the Manhattan borough earlier that day. Diallo's lawsuit was settled, together with Strauss-Kahn's countersuit, for an undisclosed amount on 10 December 2012. A separate suit towards the new York Post, who had reported she was a prostitute, was settled at the identical time. |
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