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Wide shot of Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, and her attorney, Kenneth Thompson, walking out of building2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kenneth Thompson, Nafissatou Diallo''s...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNew York City - 22 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, and her attorney, Kenneth Thompson, walking out of building\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kenneth Thompson, Nafissatou Diallo''s attorney:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case. He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim, but he has also turned his back on the forensic, medical and other physical evidence in this case.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFILE: New York City - Recent  \u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan of Strauss-Kahn walking with wife out of court\u003cbr/\u003eNew York City - 22 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Cohen, criminal law professor, Fordham University: \u003cbr/\u003e\"He will be allowed to leave the country with a civil case still pending and he fails to return really at his own peril. In the sense that if he fails to return, it''s possible that a default judgement could be entered against him.\" \u003cbr/\u003eFILE: New York City - Recent\u003cbr/\u003e5. Pan of Strauss-Kahn walking with wife out of court\u003cbr/\u003eNew York City - 22 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Cohen, criminal law professor, Fordham University: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I don''t think it leaves a bad mark. The prosecutor did precisely what a prosecutor is supposed to do, analyze a case and proceed forward with an indictment and a trial or a guilty plea, if that''s warranted, and the reverse if it''s not warranted. The problem isn''t with Vance''s office in particular, the problem is that our system basically requires that you arrest first, on what appears to be a legitimate complaint and you ask questions later. Had the prosecutor acted differently in this case, that is, fail to exercise an arrest or immediately released him on bail, they would have been criticised for catering to the rich and powerful.\" \u003cbr/\u003eNew York City - 22 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide exterior townhouse where Strauss-Kahn has been living \u003cbr/\u003eNew York City - 22 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michel Taubmann, Strauss-Kahn''s biographer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"When I saw him, last yesterday at evening, he was very quiet and he was also waiting, like somebody who was expecting good news, but somebody who is not sure.\" \u003cbr/\u003e9. Tilt up from Taubmann''s book to him\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Danette Chavis, protestor outside courthouse, \"In Defence of the People\" organisation: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The accused is accused of rape in his own country. He came here and he sexually assaulted somebody and by his own admission, had several sexual affairs outside of his marriage, so let''s look at his credibility. Is he a moral, upstanding person? No. But the focus has been on the victim because she had the audacity to make charges against a very rich powerful and wealthy man who has aspirations of being the President of France.\" \u003cbr/\u003e11. Tilt up Chavis holding sign\u003cbr/\u003e12. Zoom in on court document, recommendation for dismissal \u003cbr/\u003eNew York City prosecutors say they are asking to dismiss all criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn because they are not sure beyond a reasonable doubt that the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault is telling the truth.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Manhattan district attorney''s office says in court papers filed on Monday that accuser Nafissatou Diallo repeatedly gave false information to investigators and grand jurors about her life, her past and her actions after her encounter with Strauss-Kahn.\u003cbr/\u003eThey say that her credibility \"cannot withstand the most basic evaluation.\" Their request to drop the case is to go before a judge on Tuesday.\u003cbr/\u003eNafissatou Diallo, and her attorney, Kenneth Thompson, met briefly with representatives of the district attorney''s office to discuss the decision not to proceed with the prosecution.\u003cbr/\u003eThompson did not say what had happened inside or reveal what his client was told, but he recited a short statement condemning prosecutors for their handling of the case.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim. But he has also turned his back on the forensic, medical and other physical evidence in this case.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFordham University law professor Jim Cohen said that when the charges are formally dismissed tomorrow, Strauss-Kahn can leave the country but will have to return for the civil case still pending. \u003cbr/\u003eDiallo is also suing Strauss-Kahn, seeking to make him pay financially if not with his freedom.\u003cbr/\u003eProfessor Cohen added that the dismissal of charges doesn''t necessarily leave a black mark on the Manhattan District Attorney''s office. \u003cbr/\u003e\"The problem isn''t with Vance''s office in particular, the problem is that our system basically requires that you arrest first, on what appears to be a legitimate complaint and you ask questions later,\" said Cohen. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Had the prosecutor acted differently in this case, that is, fail to exercise an arrest or immediately released him on bail, they would have been criticised for catering to the rich and powerful.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe stakes were high for Strauss-Kahn, who resigned his IMF (International Monetary Fund) post, spent nearly a week behind bars and then spent possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for house arrest, as well for District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who was handling the biggest case he has had during his 18 months in office.\u003cbr/\u003eMichel Taubmann, Strauss-Kahn''s biographer, spoke to the Associated Press on Monday, and said Strauss-Kahn appeared subdued over the weekend. \u003cbr/\u003e\"When I saw him, last yesterday at evening, he was very quiet and he was also waiting, like somebody who was expecting good news, but somebody who is not sure,\" said Taubmann. \u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, outside the courthouse, a few people gathered to protest the charges being dismissed.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Is he a moral, upstanding person? 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