Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to sue a New York hotel maid for the sum of USD 1 million, claiming that charges of sexual assault filed by her against him were "malicious and wanton" and cost him his job. A criminal case against the former head of the International Monetary Fund was dismissed after prosecutors said they doubted the credibility of the maid, Nafissatou Diallo - an employee at the Manhattan Sofitel Hotel - after she made several changes in her account of what she did in the moments following the alleged incident.
Diallo had said that Strauss-Kahn carried out a violent sexual attack on her, like a 'crazy man' in May last year. Earlier this month a judge denied Strauss-Kahn's claim that he had diplomatic immunity in a civil suit brought by Miss Diallo. Strauss Kahn has experienced problems on home soil too; French judges recently charged him with aggravated pimping, and placed him under investigation for alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. The scandal, which made headlines around the world, put an end to Strauss-Kahn's expected bid for the French presidency.
