between the age of 15 and 18. three felony counts of lewd acts on a minor. one felony count of forcible rape. and a felony count of kidnapping to commit a sexual offense. yeah, well, here s the point, ashleigh. certainly mel makes compelling points and so does paul. understand what the defense is going to do here. what we re talking about, if we look at something consent, yes, it is 18. but remember she had the child after 18. remember the marriage occurred after 18. remember that they will have to that is the prosecution establish the sexual abuse, the forcible compulsion, the lack of consent and everything else. although it would be statutory. they re going to have to establish a sexual relationship between 15 and 18. the final point to be made here, and that interview with kate, it s compelling, it s heartbreaking, but that case involving ariel castro was far different. the defense here is also going to point out this person, this girl, had her libertieliberties. she was free to
the legislator in two gave victims of child sexual abuse an extra ten years to file such claims, that is until the age of 30, but in order to get the extra ten years you have to show that the acts complained of were the result of forcible compulsion. now what thi does forcible compulsion mean? there are cases on both sides of that issue, but some cases suggest that certain aspects of what s been alleged to have been done by mr. sandusky with these boys may be argued by the defendants not to have involved forcible compulsion. i m not talking now about, for example, the rape situation, but other incidents that are described. so, that is a concern that i have with respect to these claims going forward. megyn: let me stop you there and ask you and then we ll get to that. i don t want to get too graphic
manhattan hotel. the maid says she was told to clean suite 2806 that was unoccupied. but when she walked in, there he was, a man she says she didn t recognize. strauss-kahn naked coming out of the shower. according to the criminal complaint, he sexually assaulted her twice. the attack included oral sexual conduct by forcible compulsion. the maid is now in hiding, and she s hired a lawyer. she has been caught up in this whirlwind in which she not only was the victim of this crime but now has essentially been isolated from the world as she knew it. reporter: as police test for a dna match between the scene and strauss-kahn himself, his lawyer hinted at a possible defense. the forensic evidence we believe will not be consistent with a forcible encounter. reporter: as in consensual. legal experts say prosecutors will need more than dna to prove otherwise.
strauss-kahn has gone from a power suit to a gray jump suit. he eats his three meals inside his cell. in isolation on suicide watch his only companions the guards walking his empty corridor. he s living in a cell in solitary confinement all by himself, a very, very lonely existence. strauss-kahn was staying here inside this luxury manhattan hotel. the may says she was told to clean suite 2806. that was unoccupied. but when she walked in, there he was a man she says she didn t recognize. strauss-kahn naked coming out of the shower. according to the criminal complaint, he sexually assaulted her twice. the attack included oral sexual conduct by forcible compulsion. the maid is now in hiding. and shoost hired a lawyer. she has been caught up with in whirlwind in which she s not only was the victim of this
sofitel in times square. according to the complaint, he shut the door, attempted to pull down the person s panty hose and engaged in oral sexual conduct by forcible compulsion. his defense lawyer hinted at another theory, this was consensual. we ll prove in our judgment that mr. strauss-kahn is innocent of these charges. reporter: but in the courtroom monday, the judge called strauss-kahn an extreme flight risk, no bail. the risk would be that he would leave, go to france, and never come back. and that the french government would not be very helpful to the united states. reporter: strauss-kahn is married to his third wife, an american born journalist, who flew into new york monday to support her husband. and he s no stranger to sex scandals. this young woman says in 2002, strauss-kahn attacked her, no charges filed. in 2008, strauss-kahn admitted to an affair with a lower level employee at the imf. the international press is in a