Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, will remain in police custody after the judge presiding over the case rejected at the hearing held yesterday in New York on bail of one million dollars offered by the defense, with the risk that suspect to leave the country. The prominent French politician was also informed of the crimes of which he is formally charged, among which the criminal sexual act and attempted rape, punishable by 25 to 15 years in prison, respectively.
Judge Melissa Jackson of Manhattan Criminal Court, found, after a session of 26 minutes, that the fact that Strauss-Kahn was arrested on board a plane to take off was proof enough of the danger of fleeing if is released. Although the defense argued that the flight had been booked before the facts to be adjudicated and that the location of the arrest was possible because he himself provided a call to the hotel where he stayed, he failed to accept their demand for bond.
The wife of French politician, the television journalist Anne Sinclair, had moved to New York with the million dollars that was thought to serve to avoid imprisonment of her husband. Strauss Kahn appeared before the judge with the same dark trench leading to the arrest on Saturday at the Air France plane.
Dressed her in a slightly disheveled, with his neck raised irregularly. Almost all the time kept his hands behind his back, although freed from the wives who came to the courthouse. He was serious and looking proud and relatively arrogant. After the hearing, the defendant was in charge of the authorities responsible for prisoners in provisional status.
His exact destination was not known at the time of closing this issue. The judge fixed, in principle, on Friday 20 the first session before the grand jury, the court in which it is decided whether there is sufficient cause to proceed to trial. On that date, the court may modify its decision yesterday if it considers that there are new safeguards for the accused will face justice.
The defense cited the permanent residence of Strauss-Kahn in Washington and her daughter in New York as arguments that remain here. During yesterday's session, the prosecution, represented by John McConnell, said he has evidence to prove the guilt of the suspect, who on Sunday was recognized for his alleged victim in an identification parade held at the police Special Victims Unit East Harlem.
That same day, she underwent DNA testing material from fingernails to see if it matches that of the Sofitel hotel waitress who denounced him. The prosecutor said the victim, which the police has revealed that only 32 years old and is of African origin, has provided "a compelling and detailed account of the facts." In essence, as submitted to the court, the victim says he was attacked by Strauss-Kahn on Saturday about the one in the afternoon when cleaning his room, locked in the bedroom and subjected to violent fondling her breasts and vaginal area.
Failed attempted rape, according to this story, was forced to perform oral sex and anal sex. One of the defense lawyers, Benjamin Brafman, said his client did not speak yesterday, completely denies the accusations and said that he has a vested interest "to clear his name" and cooperate in the investigation, as made to accept the expert opinion of forensic scientists.
In favor of Strauss-Kahn, the defense also mentioned the fact that this called the hotel to see if there had left his mobile phone and asked that it send to John Kennedy airport, where he was at that time. That call was what ultimately allowed the police to arrest so quickly to the director of the IMF.
Forgetting the telephone and other personal items for the prosecution is an indication of the haste with which the suspect left the hotel after his many crimes committed. The list was read yesterday is the following: two counts of criminal sexual act (the master bedroom and another later in the bathroom) and one count each of the offenses of attempted first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse illegal deprivation of liberty in the second degree, forcible detention and third-degree sexual abuse.
The largest of these offenses, criminal sexual act may impose a penalty of up to 25 years, the youngest, is up to three months in prison. The defense referred to damage being caused to the image of his client, who he said has no criminal record. The prosecutor said that Strauss-Kahn has the influence, resources and money to escape justice, as did the film director Roman Polanski, a comparison that the judge considered unnecessary. 
Judge Melissa Jackson of Manhattan Criminal Court, found, after a session of 26 minutes, that the fact that Strauss-Kahn was arrested on board a plane to take off was proof enough of the danger of fleeing if is released. Although the defense argued that the flight had been booked before the facts to be adjudicated and that the location of the arrest was possible because he himself provided a call to the hotel where he stayed, he failed to accept their demand for bond.
The wife of French politician, the television journalist Anne Sinclair, had moved to New York with the million dollars that was thought to serve to avoid imprisonment of her husband. Strauss Kahn appeared before the judge with the same dark trench leading to the arrest on Saturday at the Air France plane.
Dressed her in a slightly disheveled, with his neck raised irregularly. Almost all the time kept his hands behind his back, although freed from the wives who came to the courthouse. He was serious and looking proud and relatively arrogant. After the hearing, the defendant was in charge of the authorities responsible for prisoners in provisional status.
His exact destination was not known at the time of closing this issue. The judge fixed, in principle, on Friday 20 the first session before the grand jury, the court in which it is decided whether there is sufficient cause to proceed to trial. On that date, the court may modify its decision yesterday if it considers that there are new safeguards for the accused will face justice.
The defense cited the permanent residence of Strauss-Kahn in Washington and her daughter in New York as arguments that remain here. During yesterday's session, the prosecution, represented by John McConnell, said he has evidence to prove the guilt of the suspect, who on Sunday was recognized for his alleged victim in an identification parade held at the police Special Victims Unit East Harlem.
That same day, she underwent DNA testing material from fingernails to see if it matches that of the Sofitel hotel waitress who denounced him. The prosecutor said the victim, which the police has revealed that only 32 years old and is of African origin, has provided "a compelling and detailed account of the facts." In essence, as submitted to the court, the victim says he was attacked by Strauss-Kahn on Saturday about the one in the afternoon when cleaning his room, locked in the bedroom and subjected to violent fondling her breasts and vaginal area.
Failed attempted rape, according to this story, was forced to perform oral sex and anal sex. One of the defense lawyers, Benjamin Brafman, said his client did not speak yesterday, completely denies the accusations and said that he has a vested interest "to clear his name" and cooperate in the investigation, as made to accept the expert opinion of forensic scientists.
In favor of Strauss-Kahn, the defense also mentioned the fact that this called the hotel to see if there had left his mobile phone and asked that it send to John Kennedy airport, where he was at that time. That call was what ultimately allowed the police to arrest so quickly to the director of the IMF.
Forgetting the telephone and other personal items for the prosecution is an indication of the haste with which the suspect left the hotel after his many crimes committed. The list was read yesterday is the following: two counts of criminal sexual act (the master bedroom and another later in the bathroom) and one count each of the offenses of attempted first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse illegal deprivation of liberty in the second degree, forcible detention and third-degree sexual abuse.
The largest of these offenses, criminal sexual act may impose a penalty of up to 25 years, the youngest, is up to three months in prison. The defense referred to damage being caused to the image of his client, who he said has no criminal record. The prosecutor said that Strauss-Kahn has the influence, resources and money to escape justice, as did the film director Roman Polanski, a comparison that the judge considered unnecessary.
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