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Author Linda Fairstein discusses the investigation into the possible sexual assault by former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Here and talk to Melinda first time Hermosillo former Soviet -- to -- -- for foreigners but -- at Stein the -- continues things people want the first time.
The sex crimes differ -- here is now on it -- -- little we know about just the doesn't really was actually fleeing.
-- -- -- -- Net loss of his daughter apparently after right and I believe the plane ticket that he had for a period of time -- -- that is sort of taxes from the airport all over what don't deterred from -- dilemma perhaps but.
Soul home.
What.
-- of those just as possible to some of the started at Normandy may -- that.
Well yeah.
Everybody always has to look ever -- to people investigating have to look at the possibility of whether something else happened -- mom would be crazy not to their false reports.
Of any kind of crime and actually.
FBI statistics are a little higher for sexual assault and so.
They would have to and I trust did these teams of detectives and prosecutors say I know must than they're they're really smart good lawyers.
That they slowed this train down on Sunday and Monday interviewing the victim before she was going to testify.
Two determined that what she's saying was true.
So the hotel was that's not a forces and the Waldorf -- correct correct.
So does that suggests that means there may -- that made.
-- I don't know -- are -- -- I'm not blaming the victim believe me I'm not a lot I'm just wondering if there's been some speculation.
It may be a bit of Jewish should discharge an imminent and Perrier or -- there's been a lot of that's.
Speculate out and I think that will be examined that the first offense was.
Alibi if you remember the first story Saturday Wednesday he wasn't there he was at lunch and nothing happened at this -- He get DNA results and the story always changes and a rate case well I was there.
But she asked for it it was consensual and and so it turns on the attack about -- and -- the grand jury indicting him home.
Should justify that right additionally as the dumb questions -- -- public doesn't almost time -- associate -- just like yes another grand jury all we're real we're here of the adage -- to attend.
Indict a ham sandwich is a potential error I think not these are tough because while the prosecutor's the one who's asking the questions.
Of the victim grand jurors can then.
Ask more questions than say the prosecutor.
Well exactly what we.
Why didn't she went out of the room -- was the cart in the dorm was the door open to the room did she screen they can ask questions the prosecutor can decide whether it's.
Legally necessary or appropriate to have her.
Ask those questions.
But.
It at the grand jury is a big step beyond the original complaint and a prosecutor wouldn't go there -- -- they were.
Confident in their case so does that lend out but it probably -- obvious question.
Does not -- -- -- More credibility -- her charges -- -- -- -- yes yes it does and that they went in so quickly I mean often.
We have cases where you needed to investigate for two or three weeks before you ever thought of putting witness underwrote so -- a good side so they have some there must have some real hard evidence yes and a real belief in her.
So the stars -- like sore and did he did.
I think he's and certainly changed circumstances fall.
Not not to mention all our lives from him.
-- -- -- Well her changes in a lot of ways eight in what becomes of her job and our lively I mean I don't assume she wants to go by acted to doing this kind of work.
Did news media will no -- big.
Founder home by the second day and -- -- young child so.
That kind of scrutiny changes she's also hired a lawyer.
And that may be very necessary to a civil lawyer should sell -- of -- the ran straight to camera -- he has -- aren't on -- -- and so we he may be negotiating those kinds of things and the DA would not do it meaning may be helping her settle her private life for a settlement amount a lot of time -- -- -- Schwarzenegger turns.
I was very surprised by the yes surprising really shocked by a -- not the affairs outside the house but.
Maria Shriver is just a brilliant lovely -- off woman admiral Michael recurrent.
-- -- -- -- Who is on Debra brilliance of Brent gotten hit our talk about to us about various man who were diverted these kinds of things.
And you said -- he said it's it comes down -- their wallets there won't want I want I said -- complex I asked him.
I said wouldn't you think that Schwarzenegger is a movie star means.
Of that -- what you are mainly by an amount of housekeeper whatever she is enough I'll summer component.
Who said they want what they want -- they wanted to independent third don't stumbles like a soldier -- I don't think of the consequences of.
Well I think that's exactly that last part of the description is exactly right it is like -- says it happened there is absolutely.
No thought the consequences.
Thank you for coming announcer in dollars -- as a sort of sufferers are.
It's a fast -- in cases distasteful but.
It is distasteful I think it's them important to him air this kind of Sammy I appreciate that you discuss this issue says seriously -- -- sergeant doctor booked on.
Dopey book thanks to you now you launched it again that went right to the best seller list and if so hopefully tomorrow we'll go back.
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