The court dismissed the case, Strauss-Kahn. The former head of the IMF can leave the U.S.

With the former head of the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday acquitted of charges of sexually assaulting her maid to the New York Hotel Sofitel Nafisatu Diallo. Such a decision the judge made, questioning the veracity of the testimony of 32-year old native of Guinea, to the police with a complaint about a high-ranking guest, who allegedly tried to rape her, reports "Interfax".

Thus, the case of ex-heads of the IMF is closed, and he may leave the territory of the United States, local media reported. A few minutes before the announcement of the decision to drop charges on Strauss-Kahn at the trial the presiding judge, Michael Obus rejected a request by Kenneth Thompson, a lawyer's maid, who demanded "a special prosecutor" for a new investigation into the matter, according to ITAR-TASS.

On the eve of the prosecutor's office in New York district of Manhattan after a meeting with the maid has filed a motion in court to drop charges against Strauss-Kahn. Prosecutors acknowledged that the former head of the IMF and the maid, the hotel was a sexual relationship without the consent of the parties, but women lie during testimony, according to prosecutors, does not allow this course of high-profile case.

According to the district attorney's office in Manhattan, a DNA test "has found that a few spots on the upper part of the maid uniforms contain seminal fluid, which coincided with the DNA of the defendant." However, it turned out, the maid is not only lied during questioning in the case, but U.S. authorities had previously reported incorrect information when asked to be granted asylum in the United States.

In turn, the maid's lawyer, Kenneth Thompson said that the request of prosecutors to drop charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks about their reluctance to seek justice for the "rape victim."

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested May 14 in New York on the application of 32-year-old maid Hotel Sofitel, ask the police to complain about sexual assault by a high-ranking guest. A few days after his arrest he spent in prison, then the Supreme Court of New York agreed to release him on bail of $ 1 million and put under house arrest.

The case against Mr. Strauss-Kahn was under threat of closure as early as July. Nevertheless, lawyers maid, admitting that she "made mistakes in the past", continued to insist that there is evidence against Mr. Strauss-Kahn, and he really tried to rape a woman.