2024-04-17 19:14:09
Some trace the origin of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual abuse scandal to the ease with which the former head of the IMF was acquitted of previous similar offences. Some argue that the tolerance of French politics and strong economic institutions allowed his behavior to develop without particular restrictions. For the woman who contacted the police authorities of New York, however, the case begins in Guinea and the huts of the small village of Tsiakoule.
There, the woman, whose name and photograph have not been publicly and officially confirmed, lived until the age of 13, before leaving for Futa Jalon, the main town in the region. THE 
her marriage, when she was 17 years old, was the reason for her to return to her village, but it also led to her subsequent flight from the country, as in a short time and having had a daughter, she became a widow.
Her half-brother describes how their other sister gave her the money with which she went to the city. There, the “very serious, very kind girl”, as her relatives refer to her, also learned to write, as she had not previously attended school. Her relatives note that the young woman, now 32 years old, does not communicate with them and that they were informed of the news about the abuse she is complaining about by the journalists who sought them out to find out more about her.
While the hotel worker remains hidden from the international press, as if she remained in her remote village in Guinea, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is at the center of public attention and shares it with his various satellites, who are probably not happy about the exposure. Among them is French socialist and former culture minister Jacques Lange, who tried to play down the case by saying “no one died”. A group of feminist organizations, which will hold a protest in Paris, are using his statement as a prime example of misogynist comments “made by public figures”. The protest will take place as French Interior Minister Claude Guen points out that, if convicted, Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be able to serve his sentence in France.
Finally, as reported by an “Independent” article, two more women, Sofitel employees, claim that they were harassed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Alexander Mordudak
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