first, former imf head dominique strauss-kahn was back in court to plead not guilty to sexually assaulting a maid. the maid s attorney says she will take the stand. and also deny that her claims were made up or even exaggerated. mike marusarz join us with more. reporter: peggy, and daniel, once inside the courtroom, dominique strauss-kahn entered a plea of not guilty. but is was outside that he faced protestors. outside a group of protestors chanted. shame on you! reporter: many members of a hotel workers union. they bused in to show support for the maid. i am here to show the support, to show the whole world that, new york city is the wrong place to mess with hotel worker. reporter: the maid, a widow, from guinea, works at the sofitel, a luxury hotel where the alleged sex attack occurred. she said cannes assaulted her, while she was cleaning the $3,000 a night multiroom suite. police arrested him before he left for paris.
good morning, mike. reporter: peggy and rob, dominique strauss-kahn will be spending at least the next few days at new york city s rikers island. held in protective custody because of his high-profile status. he will be locked in an 11 by 13 foot cell. he denied charges, seven counts including attempted rape. restrained a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. once he was unsuccessful he forced her to perform oral sex on him. we believe that we ll prove in our judgment that mr. strauss-kahn is innocent of these charges. reporter: the high profile elite financial head appeared haggard in his first court appearance in lower manhattan. a judge denied his bail after pleas from prosecutors that he is a flight risk. no incentive to stay in this
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