So, did he or didn't he?

[Hazir]

This is ridiculous! Half a dozen people have already pointed out that the fact there was a phone call is not enough to derail the case, it's the content that was troubling.


Neither of us actually know what happened - let alone whether the woman in question was a 'whore'. What we know is that a conviction is unlikely due to questions about the credibility of the accuser. And IIRC you first opined this was a conspiracy to take DSK down before the elections, and only later decided it was a woman out for a civil settlement once it became clear that a sexual encounter had taken place.


Uhm, it matters quite a bit. Unsubstantiated assumptions are a big problem here; in fact, it's the entire problem with this thread. Nearly everyone else here has argued that we should wait for the justice system to do its work, and it appears that it has.

Oh oh, all of a sudden we have a problem seeing what is being leaked by the investigation.

The justice system did not work, and you were wrong too. If the justice system would have worked DSK would not have spent days in prison or under house arrest. Sloppiness made that it took them 6 bloody weeks to draw the inevitable conclusion that there wasn't really such a strong case against him to start with. You were the one assuming that there was a reasonable case because you can't believe your legal system is so rotten that it would destroy the life of an innocent man.

But, whatever, you believe you live in a country with a legal system that stands for justice. The rest of the world knows a lot better.

P.S. I have never stated anything on the actual sex taking place. And I have still not seen anything convincing that it took place. I do consider it more likely now, given the fact that the accuser had two jobs.