>> this case began with the prompt reporting of the attack by the victim to members of the hotel staff and then to the new york city police department. supporting evidence has been collected by both the nypd and the manhattan district attorney's office. yesterday, a grand jury, which is an independent body under american law that is comprised of impartial citizen jurors, considered the evidence presented by my office and found it sufficient to file an indictment and bring the accused to trial. under american law, these are extremely serious charges.