DSK sex assault maid speaks out after confidential settlement

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault last year have agreed to a settlement in her civil lawsuit against him. At a brief hearing in the New York State Supreme Court, Justice Douglas McKeon said the terms of deal would remain confidential. Mr Strauss-Kahn was not required by the judge to appear personally in New York. His accuser was present as the judge had ordered. The agreement ends a legal saga that began when Ms Diallo, aged 33, told police that Mr Strauss-Kahn attacked her in his suite at the Sofitel Hotel in Manhattan on May 14, 2011. Her suit alleged that a naked Strauss-Kahn emerged from the bathroom in his $3,000-a-night suite and forced her to perform oral sex. Emerging from the courthouse, Ms Diallo told reporters, "I just want to say I thank everyone who support me, all over the world. I thank everybody. I thank God and God bless you all. Thank you very much." Her lawyer, Kenneth Thompson spoke of how his client wanted to "move on". Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/do... Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Like us on Facebook   / telegraph.co.uk   Follow us on Twitter   / telegraph   Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/1028913550727... Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.