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Strauss-Kahn - Defending the Manhattan DA's Office

By Sarena Straus, Esq.

I?ve been following the Dominque Strauss-Kahn case in the news, but as I often am, I?m focused on aspects of the case that relate directly to the prosecution. In this case, what I keep coming back to the the behavior of the Manhattan DA?s office. There has been a lot of criticism about how the Manhattan DA?s Office handled the matter - mostly what they did wrong. I don?t want to hop on that bandwagon, nor do I want to defend them (oh wait, yes I do). But rather, I?d like to share a little bit about how a DA?s office would generally handle the accusations of an alleged sexual assault victim (complainant) under the following circumstances: (a) There is DNA and other evidence corroborating the claim of sexual assault.(b) The defendant lives outside of the US and is on a plane, getting ready to leave the country...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prosecutor Postscript on August 22, 2011 (boomark / email).