Former IMF leader indicted in sex abuse case

[NoGOPZone]

Source: Associated Press

His political career in shambles and his leadership of the IMF a memory, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was formally indicted Thursday and made a new bid to get released from jail while he awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused a hotel maid.

The former head of the International Monetary Fund arrived in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday afternoon wearing a gray suit and an open blue shirt. He turned to give a quick smile to supporters in the gallery that included a daughter and his wife, the television journalist Anne Sinclair.

The 62-year-old banker and diplomat has offered to post $1 million in bail money to gain his release from the city's bleak Rikers Island jail complex. He's been behind bars since his arrest Saturday.

A prosecutor began the hearing by announcing that a grand jury had found enough evidence for an indictment, a procedural step that elevates the seriousness of the charge.



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[Corruption Winz]

1. Man...

You're a public figure. Why would you assume you could get away with something along these lines? Just doesn't make sense to me.

[joshcryer]

2. On all charges. This guy is fucking toast.

[joshcryer]

3. I would think that this would be a bigger deal than it is.

Guess not.