Sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn may be dismissed: reports

Strauss-Kahn will meet to discuss a plea deal or the possibility of dismissing the case.

US Prosecutors and lawyers of Dominique Strauss-Kahn will meet to discuss a plea deal or the possibility of dismissing the case against former IMF chief,who has been accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid here.

The first meeting between the lawyers is scheduled for today but it is not expected that they will reach a decision,The New York Times reported.

They could,however,come to an agreement before the next court date on July 18. Last week,it emerged that the 32-year-old maid herself has been lying to investigators.

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The maid’s lying has weakened the prosecution’s case but did not immediately lead to a dismissal of the case against him.

The French national,however,was released from house arrest but is required to stay in the US as evidence gathering continues.

Strauss-Kahn,62,was accused of forcing the maid to perform oral sex. He was taken into custody a few minutes before his Air France flight departed for Paris in May.

Citing a top investigator,the New York Post earlier reported that the sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn,the former chief of the International Monetary Fund,would be dropped.

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We all know this case is not sustainable, he said.

Her credibility is so bad now,we know we cannot sustain a case with her, the source added, referring to the Guinean maid.

Meanwhile,the maid has sued The Post for reporting that she worked as a hooker in the hotel. In France,a writer has officially filed a case against Strauss-Kahn alleging that former IMF boss attempted to rape her in 2003.