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1. Mid of former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaving Manhattan apartment
2. Strauss-Kahn arriving at court
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3. Wide of court session, Strauss-Kahn and lawyers William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman next to him, zoom in UPSOUND: (English) State Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus:
"I understand that the circumstances surrounding this case, from the view point of the parties have changed substantially and I agree. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, as I said when the original securing order was granted, its purpose was to assure your appearance, not to be some type of a punishment and I have no doubt that you've complied with that order in every way."
4. Wide of court session, Strauss-Kahn and lawyers Taylor and Brafman next to him UPSOUND: (English) State Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus:
"In the meantime the prior order, securing order is vacated, the cash and bond that were posted are exonerated, the defendant will be released in his own recognisance. The only restriction is that The People will continue to hold his travel documents."
5. Mid of Strauss-Kahn, Taylor and Brafman UPSOUND: (English) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the IMF: "Thank you, your honour." Strauss-Kahn receives paper, leaves
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6. Various of Strauss-Kahn leaving court
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) William Taylor, lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn:
"Mr. Brafman and I are grateful to the office of the District Attorney for following up with this investigation and for making these disclosures. We've maintained from the beginning that Mr. Strauss-Khan is innocent of these charges and these recent disclosures reinforce our conviction that he will be exonerated."
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8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Benjamin Brafman, lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn:
"We believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges."
9. Brafman leaving
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ken Thompson, accuser's attorney:
"The victim, from day one has described a violent sexual assault that Dominique Strauss-Kahn committed against her. She has described that sexual assault many times, to the prosecutors and to me, and she has never once changed a single thing about that account. The DA (District Attorney) knows that, that was true the day it happened, it is true today."
11. Thompson leaving
STORYLINE
Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn walked out of court without bail and free from house arrest on Friday after prosecutors said an extensive background investigation of the hotel housekeeper accusing him of sexual assault gave them pause.
Strauss-Kahn had been confined for weeks to a ritzy Manhattan loft on 6 million (m) US dollars in cash and bond.
The charges, which include attempted rape, have not been reduced, but the changes signal that prosecutors do not believe the accusations are as ironclad as they once seemed.
The 32-year-old hotel maid accused Strauss-Kahn of chasing her through his luxury suite in May, trying to pull down her pantyhose and forcing her to perform oral sex.
Authorities have said they have forensic evidence of a sexual encounter, but defence lawyers have said it wasn't forced.
"We've maintained from the beginning that Mr. Strauss-Khan is innocent of these charges and these recent disclosures reinforce our conviction that he will be exonerated," said William Taylor, one of Strauss-Khan's lawyers.
She also misrepresented her income and claimed someone else's child as her own dependent on tax returns, they said.
ripped her stockings.
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