Next week, on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, the next chapter in the DSK saga will take place in the Criminal Court of New York.
The district Attorney Cyrus Vance has a complex situation to unraval, and his own reputation and his own future may also depend on the solution he will reveal next week in court. Even before this case he was not always the most popular Attorney in New York.
Whether some or none of the criminal charges against DSK will be maintained remains to be seen. Was the relationship consensual or not ?
If all the charges are dropped it would not be the end of DSK's legal problems in the USA: a civil case has already been filed against him by Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel chambermaid he is accused of having sexually attacked.
This civil case is not entirely simple either. Simply paying off Ms Diallo is not a straight forward option as it appears that several other women are prepared to testify against DSK citing their own experiences. They would also, perhaps, want a pay off !!!
Finally the last question is how long will his legal problems go on ? Estimates are at least two years, whether in prison or fighting the civil case.
This puts into perspective any lingering hopes he might have of standing for the French Presidential elections next year. Would the French electorate be prepared to vote for a man who cannot control himself ?
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