Dan Abrams On IMF Chief’s Attempted Rape Charge: Defense Likely To Focus On Consent

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by Matt Schneider | 9:43 am, May 17th, 2011

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The saga with International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his sexual assault charges continues as first he was denied bail and now his defense team begins crafting their arguments. ABC News legal analyst (and Mediaite founder) Dan Abrams appeared on GMA to share some information regarding what the defense strategy might be.

Abrams reports that defense sources suggest their argument will be one that “focuses on some level of consent.” They are likely to concede something happened in that hotel room, but will argue “it was not criminal, it was not forced.” Robin Roberts was not shocked that Strauss-Kahn was denied bail and was deemed to be a flight risk. Yet Abrams stated it’s usually not sufficient to deny someone bail simply because they might flee, and that the defense will still argue Strauss-Kahn did not immediately try to leave the country after the incident initially occurred.

Watch the clip from ABC below:

Dan Abrams, GMA, Robin Roberts

Barack Must Go

That’s a given, as there truly is no other defense.

What the Hotel employee ( victim ) statement and time line ( how long after attack ) holds a lot of weight.

His initial statement when arrested ( deny vs consentual ) and how much time passed, was he in big hurry to get away ( left phone behind ) ( driver statement, etc ) will hopefully lead to the truth in this unfortunate incident.
Cancon2

This clown is toast….. Not a Flight risk? They pulled him off a plane once already….Oh, and consentual? That is really funny. She fell for him immediately,as soon as he appeared naked from the washroom,it was love….
Dem4Ever

This maid should thank her lucky stars that this perp wasn’t black because if he had been, the left/lib/prog media and it’s paid minions would be crusifying her right now for being a racist.
Mas Liberty5

The US government, via those that work and pay taxes, gives the IMF 17% of it’s budget. But this guy, regardless of innocent or not, stays in a $3,000.00 a night hotel, flys first class, and makes a salary from the IMF that is larger than the US Presidents.

We need to stop giving taxpayer dollars to these organizations. It is a waste of money. Individuals should be able to donate to real charities if they see fit, but we shouldn’t be forced to give it to the IMF or UN.
notsofast

“Dan Abrams On IMF Chief’s Attempted Rape Charge: Defense Likely To Focus On Consent”

LOL

Are you kidding? If it were true that hotel house maids were so willingly agreed to sex with total strangers, no hotels would have any vacancies and there would be no need for street walkers!
TucsonTerpFan

Consent? Yes, chase me around the room, corner me in the bathroom, rip off my clothes, and hold me down…It’s the French version of “consent.” Sure that works every time (in France)!
Michael_T

Barack Must Go said:
That’s a given, as there truly is no other defense.
What the Hotel employee ( victim ) statement and time line ( how long after attack ) holds a lot of weight.
His initial statement when arrested ( deny vs consensual ) and how much time passed, was he in big hurry to get away ( left phone behind ) ( driver statement, etc ) will hopefully lead to the truth in this unfortunate incident.

Damn!

When you get away from politics you can post some reasonable and thoughtful comments.

Cheers.