Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves home after lawsuit settled
(11 Dec 2012) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of former International Monetary Fund head, Dominique Strauss Kahn walking 2. More of Strauss Kahn walking, UPSOUND (French) Dominique Strauss Kahn "It's been a while." (Q: Hello Mr Strauss Kahn, do you feel better now that it is finished? Strauss Kahn blinks) 3. Pan of Strauss Kahn crossing the street 4. Wide street scene Montparnasse 5. 'Le Parisien' newspaper headline (French) "The Price of Silence" showing photos of Strauss Kahn and Diallo 6. Tight shot 'Le Parisien' 7. 'Liberation' newspaper headline (French) "DSK or the Spirit of a Loser" 8. Wide of street scene in Montparnasse neighbourhood 9. Cars on street 10. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Marc Dicicco, Vox Pop: "I think there's been too much written about this, too much media on something that is over. I think that there are much more important events in life than this affair." 11. Wide of street STORYLINE Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn was in Paris on Tuesday, a day after a New York judge announced the settlement on a hotel maid's lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. He declined to talk about the case. Hotel housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo, a 33-year-old housekeeper from Guinea, told police that Strauss-Kahn forced her to perform oral sex, tried to rape her and tore a ligament in her shoulder after she arrived to clean his luxury hotel suite. The 63-year-old Strauss-Kahn, who has since separated from his wife, has said what happened was 'a moral failing' but was consensual. The allegations spurred his arrest, forced him to resign his IMF post and cut off his potential candidacy for the French presidency. The criminal case was dropped after prosecutors said they couldn't trust Diallo. For Strauss-Kahn, it closes another of a number of sexual allegations that have confronted him since Diallo told police in May 2011 that he'd attacked her. He is still fighting charges of aggravated pimping in France. At the time, he was seen as a promising French presidential candidate. Some Paris residents expressed relief that the case would now be drifting out of the headlines. "I think that there are much more important events in life than this affair," said Jean-Marc Dicicco. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
