UPDATE: The judge has released Strauss-Kahn.
The NY Times first broke the story last night and the AP has a bit more this morning.
Strauss-Kahn could even have his house arrest eased today in court. As I said before, there seemed to be a delta between the many stories of DSK being a womanizer and DSK the accused rapist. A few days after the arrest, one woman spoke up about an alleged attack involving DSK and I fully expected many more stories to emerge on the heels of that story, if his history was as bad as she said. Those other stories never emerged (as they did during the Weiner story) which made me wonder about how true the rape accusations really were.
Rapists should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Lying about rape should also not be taken lightly. If the reports of lying about rape in her home country to gain access to the US are true, she will be lucky to still be living in the US by the end of the year. DSK may also begin his own legal action against the accuser who was reportedly discussing a payout with a criminal.
This story has been crazy since the beginning and it promises to continue to be crazy.
Prosecutors think she lied about details on her application for asylum in the U.S., including saying she had been raped in her native Guinea, the official told the AP.
"She actually recounted the entire story to prosecutors and later said it was false," the official said. Prosecutors haven't necessarily reached a new conclusion about the allegations themselves and have not decided whether to downgrade the charges, the official said.
A court hearing is set Friday for the 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn, who is accused of crimes including attempted rape has been under armed guard in a Manhattan town house after posting a total of $6 million in cash bail and bond. He denies the allegations.
