Is the Head of the IMF a Sex Criminal?

The former wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Brigitte Guillemette, will file a complaint for defamation against Mansouret Anne, the mother of Tristan Banon, a young woman who accuses the former director of the IMF attempted rape, announced Tuesday, July 19 his lawyer.

Ms. Guillemette "categorically denies" that Ms. Mansouret remarks attributed to him in an article lexpress.fr, said his lawyer, Francis Terquem, told AFP. "She denies having been informed of an incident between a student and DSK," he said, adding that the complaint would be filed Wednesday morning.

According to the Express. Fr, shortly after the incident, Anne Mansouret "would have called her friend Brigitte Guillemette. She said the ex-wife would have DSK then said she knew he had several inappropriate behavior vis-à-vis students, but that she would never have thought it would go far. " "Brigitte Guillemette would have called DSK, which would have responded, in essence, 'I do not know what came over me. I slept with the mother, I farted a cable when I saw the girl' "writes the magazine's website, adding:" According to Anne Mansouret, Brigitte Guillemette would have remembered to ask about this 'relationship' with DSK. She wanted to know if there were Tristane complain or not, and would have directed the mother to go directly explained with 'Dominique'. "

June 24, Loïc Dry saw himself cleared after seven years in prison for rape (see release of 25 June). Teenager at the time, his "victim" has come to recognize that she had invented everything. During the first trial, no concrete evidence had come to support the charge. The girl, still a virgin, laid those inconsistent statements. Only the persistence of police and judges - believe that a complaint is evidence - led to the unfortunate Loïc lose everything: his freedom, his work, his friendship and family, not to mention particularly calamitous conditions which are subject persons detained for sex cases. He spent 2,500 days behind bars, as if his fate was of no importance with respect to the hypothesis of a sex crime.

I understand the emotion aroused by rape cases and the need to prosecute. Is that a reason to get excited at the slightest denunciation to forget the presumption of innocence? In the shadow of the affair Strauss-Kahn, amount of anonymous are being crushed by the rumor mill. In April 2009, the former mayor of Vence, Iacono Christian, was convicted of rape on the prosecution of his grand-son. He was released from prison a few days ago because the young man had it all up, too ... At the time of the overthrow of Outreau theater and the staging of the cons-trial, it was hoped that the possibility of charging n 'matter of anything that would make room for a period of caution. He was aware that some worthy causes (the child welfare, women's rights) have taken in our society a character so sacred that their treatment seems to escape reason.

Should we go through it to expose the crimes hidden for too long? According to some voices, a historical awareness, after centuries of blindness to the sexual domination, justified these precautions and the three principles that follow:

1 - The charge is enough. Once the words spoken - assault, harassment, rape, fondling - the culprit was identified almost no possibility to defend themselves, unless you have absolute proof of his innocence. The risks of the trade, this 1967 film with Jacques Brel in the lead role, denounced the folly of such a sequence. Today this scenario has become commonplace. A very official "Royal circular" pushes even to denounce the teachers on the basis of testimony of any student. In the urgency of the fight against "predators", we prefer to ignore the violence that takes place, sometimes, from the alleged victims, guided by personal motivations that can take revenge, in the interest of child care ...

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2 - Every nuance disappears in the assessment of the facts relayed by the media comment that swells, deforms and returns casually. Thus the notion of sexual assault, which covers acts of various severities (harassment to attempted rape, to sexual touching) to see more and more systematically replaced by the word "rape" which brings all the assumptions to the most terrible. The dredger clumsy, the lover pushy approach of the criminal. In cases of pedophilia, distinctions on the facts, and age of victims is also erased. The priest's hand on the lap of a college student there twenty-five years, the exchange of caresses vaguely granted with a minor fall in the same category as the killing of children.

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3 - sexual matters require a particularly harsh punishment. Relayed by the law firms, the argument that modern psychological abuse notion that the victim could "rebuild" that measure of punishment of the guilty. Born of a progressive trend inspired by psychoanalysis, feminism has changed objective. He requested a judicial race to the bottom. Even when sexual abuse is impossible to establish, it must be treated as a crime of violence and lead to heavy penalties that can be counted in years in prison. Openly inspired by the class struggle (which was waived by the way), sexual repression has entered a period of Terror.

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Our company has made the sexual assault worst possible crimes. But is it still a crime or a representation of evil in what he ad'irrationnel and absolute? In any case, the surge of hatred and confusion that is expressed on the Internet recalls the old witch hunts. The name of progress, it returns to the barbaric practices: imprisoned on the basis of a simple denunciation, leaving no chance to exonerate the guilty and, finally, establish a system of non-standard sentences.

You can see a curious report on sexuality that time, between the festive display of what was banned (the Pride gay, lesbian, bi and trans infinity pornographic Web) and repression unlimited everything that crosses a little bit the red line. But how not to observe, too, that this kind of case is almost always men face trial for women and children? Main accused, male sexuality is considered abuse for his secular. In a new division of the world, every individual male is potentially dangerous. Miscarriages of justice are only the excesses of a fair fight - approved by much chastened man, aware of the evils of sex and eager to join the camp of the innocent.

When I was a teenager, we found sex as a power complex, full of ambiguities that disturbed social order. We thought the judiciary was often unjust that the criminals were never quite guilty, the punishment was not an ideal ... We exaggerate, of course, but we did not completely wrong in this approach to relativity . A simple denunciation should it be taken to prison in the absence of evidence of violence and proven? Is it urgent to add to the woes of an alleged victim of a methodical destruction guilty uncertain?

The lawyer of Tristan Banon, who accuses the novelist Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape, met Tuesday in New York prosecutor's office responsible for pursuing the former IMF chief in the United States.

A spokeswoman for the prosecution, Erin Duggan, confirmed a meeting of French journalists, attended Koubbi David, counsel for Ms. Banon, Kenneth Thompson, a lawyer for the woman's hotel room in New York accusing DSK sexual assault, and " members of the prosecutor's office . "

The New York Times published on its side a picture of Mr. Thompson and Mr. Koubbi on arrival at the court, located in southern Manhattan.

Another French lawyer Thibault de Montbrial, attended the meeting, it was said a source close to the investigation. " I am over the firm Kenneth Thompson in France, especially to see if there are other victims of Dominique Strauss-Kahn "in France, said June 23 at the AFP Me Montbrial.

Socialists have been informed. Holland, in particular, which would then, at the request of Anne Mansouret (who is general counsel of the Eure PS), called Tristane Banon, she said. What the First Secretary of the day did not remember. July 5, he said they had "no knowledge in the detail ' accusations of Banon.

The PS national secretary and MP Laurence Rossignol Aurélie Filippetti, still with the Greens in 2003, have also been contacted on this matter by Anne Mansouret.

The latter, according to the mother of the complainant, advised him in a mail, file a complaint against it would DSK described as threatening to women. Filippetti different version in Le Monde : "I had to tell his mother that if her daughter had suffered, she had to file a complaint. I do not think I said that DSK could be dangerous for women, and I do not remember having sent an email to Ms. Mansouret. " Tristane Banon also said investigators have discussed the facts with two journalists, Patrick Poivre d ' Arvor and Philippe Vandel, which it would have shown the SMS sent by Strauss-Kahn.

Commenting on the page of the Figaro on Tuesday containing "Case Banon-DSK / Francois Holland will be heard" , Laurence Rossignol, told AFP, denounced the "manipulation of the right" , both to Holland with the case Banon that Aubry with rumors circulated on the Internet : "It's all part of the same campaign of rumors, stink bombs. They water off. Every situation of being socialist candidates are subject to the same manipulations on the part of the line .

The young woman eventually escaped. As she comes to take refuge in his car, in shock, the bra undone and pants open, she received a text message: "So I frighten you?". The young woman said she received text messages but not others have kept no record. She added that it has no other evidence, contrary to what his lawyer suggested so far. She saw two psychologists, but did not consult any doctor.

"She was very convincing"
She also claims he told his story to journalist Philippe Vandel, then a columnist for VOD, and showing him several SMS DSK in the weeks that followed the facts. "She was very convincing," recalls he in everyday life. "I saw it with my editor, we had said we would do an article in the event of complaint. I remember then, her lawyer, she had deliberately recruited right, had withdrawn. His publisher was also pressured terrible, and it's stayed there. "

The young journalist was also entrusted with Olivia Cattan, president of the association Women Speak. "She told me about his mishap shortly after the incident, confirms it. It was during a dinner attended by several journalists. She had given all the details, and we were very shocked. I had advised him to file a complaint, but she was afraid. "Mansouret Anne, the mother of Tristan, who had also dissuaded his daughter to go to court in 2003, is now one of its strongest support. The site of L'Express also said that the story she made ​​the assault to the police confirmed in every version of his daughter

Brigitte Guillemette , second wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn , an economist and consultant in the company she created, "Euroscope consuting group".

Why did you decide to file a complaint for defamation against Mansouret Anne, the mother of Tristan Banon?

- Because nothing of what this woman says is true: I am not one of his relatives, daughter Camille has never been a friend of Tristan Banon. About all she lends me are false. We are caught in a frenzy creepy and unhealthy it is time to stop.

You do not deny still not be the godmother of Tristan Banon ...

- Let's agree on what is meant by the term "sponsor". I met Anne-Mansoureh Riahi (so it appeared at that time) in the early 90's, that is to say long after my divorce from Dominique Strauss-Kahn . Then I ran a communications group, and I had received the recommendation of a mutual friend.

We do not become "friends", even if we met from time to time in cocktails or parties. One day, Anne-Riahi Mansoureh called me and asked me if I could be the godmother of his youngest daughter, Anne-Caroline, who was 17 or 18 and wanted to be baptized, to marry in Saint-Nicolas -du-Chardonnet, with a very religious young man, if I remember correctly.

"You're the only person I know that is called," explained Anne Mansouret-Riahi. In front of her insistence, I agreed to this service , especially Anne-Caroline was an adult. I am his "godmother", formally ....

A few years later, I learned that Anne-Caroline, who had meanwhile renamed Tristane Banon, met Dominique Strauss-Kahn to interview. I guess it was recommended by his mother, but certainly not through me, or that of my daughter, Camille, with whom she was not in contact. Dominique is also, at the request of Tristan Banon, which gave details of Camille.

How was the meeting between the two women?

The first time, Tristane Banon, who is six years older than Camille, called her by telling her that she had interviewed his father, that he would like to talk about. They had coffee together. Then Tristane reminded my daughter to give him a new appointment in a cafe in the Latin Quarter. There she told him to have been assaulted by Dominique.

Camille, who was in shock, unable to imagine that his father could do such a thing, is back home in tears. I once spent two phone calls: one to the father of my daughter - who has strongly denied, and the second to Anne Mansoureh-Riahi.

"All this does not matter ... Anyway, I am the lady of the Strauss-Kahn," me-as said. I really wondered where I lived ... I advised the woman to explain directly with Dominique and avoid in the future, any contact with my daughter and me. I hung up and since I had stayed there.

I obviously never deterred Tristane Banon to start a lawsuit, I've never heard from or of her mother. If I file a complaint today is simply to try, if possible, to restore the truth and to preserve our peace. I have only one obsession: to protect my daughter.

DSK chambermaid may try case in France
July 21, 2011

PARIS, July 21 (UPI) -- The New York chambermaid who accused Dominqiue Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault and attempted rape may take her case to a French court, a French lawyer says.

The case could be tried in France because under French law, crimes by French nationals outside the country are applicable back home "if they are punished by legislation in the country where they were committed," lawyer Jean-Michel Scharr told Le Parisien, France's largest national newspaper.

"The victim is not obliged to wait for a decision by the American justice system, whatever its nature, to do so," he said.

A French judge would have three months to decide if the case warrants a full investigation and possible trial, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Strauss-Kahn could not be tried in both countries on the same criminal charges, but could be tried on similar ones, Scharr said.

The U.S. case against Strauss-Kahn was reported on the verge of collapse due to questions about the housekeeper's credibility.

At minimum, the lawyers could file a civil lawsuit, Scharr told the newspaper.

The chambermaid's New York lawyer, Kenneth Thompson, denied she would seek to bring criminal prosecution against Strauss-Kahn in France, the Telegraph said.

French writer Tristane Banon claimed last month Strauss-Kahn tried to sexually assault her in 2003, and she announced she would officially accuse him of attempted rape too.

Strauss-Kahn denied wrongdoing in both cases and launched legal action against Banon for defamation.

Strauss-Kahn is next due in a New York court Aug. 1.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/07/21/DSK-chambermaid-may-try-case-in-France/UPI-85591311288985/

This is becoming amusing even if it is making a joke of our legal system in front of the rest of the world.

It is way better than the soap opera's that my wife used to watch, but I am currently finding the French story line to be more interesting than the NYC one. We have drama, farce, tragedy, romance, intrigue, sexcapades galore, vengeance, deceit, gold digging, power games, neurosis on parade .....my oh my this is fun.

I had no idea that international bankers could give rock stars/sport stars a run from the title of most women willing and eager to lay down for them.

With rich women it is another matter.

What's naughty about offering them stuff they have never experienced before?