you just cannot put a lot of stock into it. let me disagree with a couple things. first, the detectives in this unit in particular are very hesitant to proceed with a case they do not believe they can really prove, especially a high profile defendant, especially one where they know the credibility of the complainant is going to be outcome determinative. they are going to grill her and see is this somebody who has brought 20 allegations i would agree, but don t you think there may have been just a little bit of we got to hurry up and do this because they thought he was leaving the country. and as i ve said before, two words, roman polanski comes to everybody s mind, so they figure we have to do something here, because if we lose him, we ll never get him back. that is a fair presumption. on the other hand, i think that s why they waited to indict this case until they had some forensic evidence, that will either be consistent with consent or not.
building. the media, in large part, were camped out at another location, believing that was going to be the place he would be staying. they camped out into the evening. he wanted to stay here, uptown, at his wife s apartment on the upper east side, but the apartment building said no, not wanting a 24-7 media circus, as you can imagine. dsk is facing sex crime charges, seven counts in connection with the alleged attempted raich of a hotel raid. he allegedly phoned the front desk and invited the receptionist up for a drink shortly after he checked into the hotel. she declined. in a moment, we ll talk with mark geragos and new york s top law enforcement officer eliot spitzer. but first, all we know so far from the beginning. here s suzanne candiotti. reporter: it was just last friday when dominique strauss-kahn checked into the hotel, a luxury hotel in midtown manhattan. according to a law enforcement source, the head of the international monetary fund was looking for company.
believing that was going to be the place he would be staying. they camped out into the evening. but it later turned out that dsk was elsewhere. he wanted to stay here, uptown, at his wife s apartment on the upper east side, but the apartment building said no, not wanting a 24-7 media circus, as you can imagine. dsk is facing sex crime charges, seven counts in connection with the alleged attempted rape of a hotel maid. tonight a law enforcement source tells us that dsk allegedly phoned the front desk and invited the receptionist up for a drink shortly after he checked into the hotel. she declined. in a moment, we ll talk with mark geragos and new york s top law enforcement officer eliot spitzer. but first, all we know so far from the beginning. here s susan candiotti. reporter: it was just last friday when dominique strauss-kahn checked into the luxury hotel in midtown manhattan. according to a law enforcement source, the head of the international monetary fund was looking f
he forced her to perform oral sex on him. reporter: just 25 minutes later at 12:28 p.m., strauss-khan checked out of the sofitel hotel. prosecutors contend he was rushing to get to the airport. the defense says he was rushing to have lunch with his daughter before heading to the airport for a previously booked flight. he was scheduled to leave jfk at a flight for paris on that day, and i also have the documentation from air france which shows that the ticket was bought on may the 11th. reporter: soon after the alleged attack, the maid was reporting the incident to hotel staff. around 1:30 p.m., the police were called. no one knew of strauss-khan s whereabouts until he called from the airport, inquiring about his lost cell phone. a move the defense says proves he s innocent and was not fleeing the country. but according to a law enforcement source, when police boarded the air france flight to take him into custody, something stood out. the suspect never asked why he wa
cash. so i think in all likelihood, yes, this is enough. greg: john, the french are outraged there was a perp walk we saw an unshaven man with handcuffs, so that is a presumption of guilt. guest: absolutely, i am a criminal defense attorney, and if he was my client i would be upset they made him do a perp work, for most people when they see that, you think you have done something wrong. greg: this happens with every high profile defendant. the media is tipped off. guest: it serves a bunch of functions. it reminds everyone out there