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FBN’s Adam Shapiro with the latest details surrounding the criminal case against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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New York City prosecutors meantime following -- papers yesterday recommending that all sexual assault charges against.
Dominique Strauss -- be dismissed and -- been following this story and joins us now live from the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan.
With a timeline of what we're gonna see this morning -- what's on -- Well you're gonna see Dominique Strauss bond arrive here in court I can tell you that there are it's a huge media turn out to see him arrived.
Or what is going to be a judge signing off on the dismissal of the charges as we take a a look at video from the path of missed out on I wonder reits you two of the key elements from the document filed last night.
-- buy side -- the district attorney as to why they are asking the judge to dismiss the charges.
It very simply boils down to credibility.
Of the key witness misty out of the woman who accused felt out of attacking her and what the prosecutors say is the physical scientific.
And I'll.
There evidence establishes that the defendant engaged in a -- sexually out there with -- completed.
But it does not independently established her claim of -- forcible.
Non consensual encounter.
This document goes on -- point -- inconsistencies.
In her story.
The -- in her story or instance she lied about being raped by army soldiers in her native country back in Africa.
And they talk about the fact that the individual has lied in the past.
And are committed criminal act does not necessarily render them unbelievable -- prosecutors.
But they don't want to say this is a very importing quote.
If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt.
We cannot ask the jury to do -- So that's what it boils down to wooded jury believe that the outlook and what the prosecutor's office saying is no they -- -- At 11 o'clock they will formally be asking the judge to sign the document released Dominick out -- and dismissed all of the charges.
This six charges seven counts of sexual criminal conduct.
And other issues involving the alleged attack which they are not saying did not necessarily occur but they can't -- -- -- But Adam and -- -- so much it just really quickly so much was made of the park walk.
And the media coverage when He was when He was accused of these crimes and when it was charged so that's why it's worth pointing out where there at the media is there.
And He is getting a extensive coverage of these -- that dismissal of these charges as well would near great.
Yeah absolutely getting extensive coverage both national and international and what you mentioned the perp walks these are nothing new.
Prosecutors at the local level as well at the federal level Eliot Spitzer used to -- these all the time so this has happened time and -- at least since television.
Prosecutors use that perp walk sometimes to their advantage and often times perhaps inappropriately.
Adam you will be there all day thank you for that terrific coverage as always.
Live from the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan thank you so much -- -- Adam and then had a.
