If you're hearing about how the IMF chief was taken off a plane in NYC for sexual assault and unclear about the significance, I've narrowed the scandal down to five bullet points. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the 62-year-old head of the International Monetary Fund and was expected to announce his run as Socialist presidential candidate against current French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Many Read more

In Dominique Strauss-Kahn's first interview on French TV since escaping sexual assault charges in New York City, the French politician accused hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo of lying repeatedly. As the news report above explains, DSK conceded that his behavior was inappropriate, but he then attacked the maid's credibility, maintaining that he did not use force. The former IMF chief went on TV to Read more

In a move many saw coming, the Manhattan district attorney officially asked to drop charges of sexual assault against powerful French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The reasoning? They do not think a jury will believe the hotel maid's story of assault beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecutors explained: "The nature and number of the complainant's falsehoods leave us unable to credit her Read more

After her anonymity and reputation have already been compromised in the media with claims of prostitution and blackmail, the maid accusing ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her has come forward in the press. Thirty-two-year-old Guinean immigrant Nafissatou Diallo granted a cover interview with Newsweek and will appear on Good Morning America and Nightline this week. In Read more

For victims of rape, it's hard enough to share the horrible experience with your loved ones, much less a courtroom. And a legal (and media) system that puts the rape victim's life on trial instead of the alleged rapist most likely discourages even more women from reporting sex crimes. By forcing women to share intimate details of their sexual history, the trial experience for a rape victim is Read more