African Immigrant: French Politician

Montreal Gazette Dept: Strauss-Kahn could seek to avoid a new round of protracted legal wrangling by agreeing to an out-of-court settlement with his accuser, which would allow the French politician to put the entire ordeal behind him, according to Montreal Gazette. An attorney for Nafissatou Diallo, the 32-year-old African immigrant who says Strauss-Kahn forced her into oral sex and tried to rape her, said his client was told Monday that the government has opted not to pursue a criminal case against Strauss-Kahn and although New York prosecutors have asked to drop criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the woman accusing him of sexual assault could still get a potentially handsome payout from the former IMF chief if she wins in U.S. civil court. It would also ensure that his privacy remains intact, as he sets about rebuilding his tarnished career, since the terms of any out of court settlement reached ahead of a civil trial customarily are kept confidential. As reported in the news.
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