Strauss-Kahn's 'rape accusers' may 'unite' to strengthen cases against him

New York, July 21 (ANI): Lawyers representing the New York hotel maid and French writer, who have accused Strauss Kahn of attempting to rape them, have raised the prospect that they will join forces to strengthen their cases against the former IMF boss.

David Koubbi, representing Tristane Banon, the young French writer who alleges Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her in 2003, flew from France for the meeting with Kenneth Thompson, the lawyer for the hotel maid whose accusations led to Strauss Kahn's arrest in May.

The pair met in the offices of Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance, who is heading the case against Strauss-Kahn, the Guardian reports.

However, the details of their discussions are not known.

According to the paper, Vance plans to summon Banon to give evidence against Strauss-Kahn in a US court.

The affair threatens to further poison France's political scene, with news that police have questioned Francois Hollande, the man who has replaced Strauss-Kahn as the frontrunner to be the Socialist party's presidential candidate, about what he knew of the alleged attack on Banon. (ANI)

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