PARIS (Reuters) - Tristan Banon, a French 32-year-old alleged victim of an attempted rape on the part of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, will file a complaint Tuesday against former IMF Managing Director, his lawyer said Monday.
"Tristan Banon will file a complaint Tuesday before the public prosecutor of Paris for attempted rape," said David Koubbi Reuters, speaking of facts "extremely serious".
Attempted rape is punishable by the criminal court and the maximum penalty is 15 years imprisonment. The penalty may be higher in case of aggravating circumstances.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was immediately attacked by loading against-his lawyers to sue for false accusation, said one of his defenders, Mr. Henri Leclerc.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn "was read for Mrs. Tristane Banon to file a complaint against him, or the fact that it evokes are imaginary," the statement said.
For his part, David Koubbi said that his client, a journalist and writer who claims that the facts alleged occurred during a meeting with Dominique Strauss-Kahn as part of writing a book, had made his decision to complaint "there are a couple of weeks."
It therefore decided before rebounding on Friday that allowed the former director general of the International Monetary Fund to be paroled in the United States, where the credibility of the maid who accused him of attempted rape was seriously questioned by the prosecutor of New York.
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"What happened in New York has no effect. We took the time because we did not want to be manipulated by the U.S. justice system," he said.
Counsel for the accuser of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the United States had called all the women who would have had to complain about the behavior of "DSK" to come forward.
The complainant has chosen the head of attempted rape, the requirement does not apply, contrary to what would have happened if it had been a sexual assault charge.
Tristane Banon says he was assaulted by the former Minister in February 2003 during an interview. The announcement of the complaint comes as the socialist leader appeared to enjoy close to a dismissal in the United States.
"The incident took place in early 2003. They will be prescribed, in relation to an attempted rape, in early 2013," said Me Koubbi.
Asked if he had given evidence of the antiquity of the facts, the lawyer said, has "an extremely strong and supported."
"If it is ensured that this issue does not happen in a court of assizes, that this matter need not be decided by a jury as is the rule, we'll know what to take on the French legal system, "he told Reuters.
"Unbearable" FOR BANON
Banon Tristane justified its decision in lexpress.fr.
"I can not stand to hear that I am a liar because I do not wear a complaint," she said at the news site. "For eight years, I carry the story alone, I hear the rumors, the lies about me."
It considered that the situation was "unbearable" for her, especially since the parole of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Friday.
"And now, to see Strauss-Kahn and immediately released dinner in a luxury restaurant with friends, it makes me sick," she said before describing the "fight" that would have allowed him to break free of pressing his advances "DSK".
In 2003, the mother of Tristan Banon, elected a Socialist, had discouraged her daughter to bring charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, which she now regrets, while informing François Hollande, who in 2003 was the first secretary of the PS.
Since his daughter was considering legal action.
David Koubbi criticized François Hollande, Socialist candidate in the primaries for the 2012 presidential election, you have what it knew at the time.
"François Hollande was aware he had advised the mother to my client to file a complaint," said his lawyer.
He also said that the Socialist Party would benefit to say "publicly what he knew about the behavior of Mr. Strauss-Kahn."
Edited by Yves Clarisse
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all the American chicks he wants.
