Since her initial allegation on May 14, the accuser has repeatedly lied, one of the law enforcement officials said.
[...]
Indeed, Mr. Strauss-Kahn could be released on his own recognizance, and
freed from house arrest, reflecting the likelihood that the serious
criminal charges against him will not be sustained.
[...]
Prosecutors from the office of District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who
initially were emphatic about the strength of the case and the account
of the victim, plan to tell the court on Friday that they “have problems
with the case” based on what their investigators have discovered, and
will disclose more details of their findings to the defense.
[...]
According to the two law enforcement officials, the woman had a phone
conversation with an incarcerated man within a day of her encounter with
Mr. Strauss Kahn in which she discussed the possible benefits of
pursuing the charges against him. The conversation was recorded.
[...]
In addition, the official said, she told investigators that part of her
application for asylum included a previous rape, but there was no such
account in the application.
[...]
In recent weeks, Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers, Benjamin Brafman and
William W. Taylor III, have made clear that they would make the
credibility of the woman a focus of their case. In a May 25 letter they
said that they had uncovered information that would “gravely undermine
the credibility” of the housekeeper.
Still, it was the prosecutor’s investigators who found the information about the alleged victim.
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