Dominique Strauss-Kahn investigation to continue
New York prosecutors investigating the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief, said yesterday after a meeting with his defence lawyers that they would continue to investigate the case.
"The investigative process is continuing, and no decisions have been made," said a spokesman for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in a statement.
Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyers said the meeting was productive.
The charges brought against Mr Strauss-Kahn in May appeared on the brink of collapse over questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape.
The case was thrown into jeopardy when prosecutors discovered the accuser, a 32-year-oldrom Guinea, lied about being gang-raped in her home country in her application for US asylum and changed details of her story about what she did after her encounter with Strauss-Kahn in a luxury suite.
A New York judge released Mr Strauss-Kahn from house arrest and lifted strict bail conditions on Friday, although serious charges including sexual assault and attempted rape remain in place against the man once seen as a top French presidential contender.
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