Nafissatou diallo where is she from

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Africa, France: Who is Nafissatou Diallo? Victim or Conspirator? Written by Julie Owono. Posted 30 May GMT. Share this:. It is traumatising to realise that some Black people still have chains in their minds, and do not question the appetite of powerful men for Black women, a morbid attraction, in which relations haven't changed since slavery. When the origins of the alleged victim were revealed, I knew that at some point, someone would take the debate the racial way.

I expected this from extremist groups, but not from someone like you. Calixthe Beyala is a stereotype of herself, a fake victim of persecution who finds racism in each news brief. In , he was at the heart of the Sofitel New York Hotel scandal, when hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo accused him of sexually assaulting her.

This cost him his role as IMF chief and blew up his chances to win the presidency in the upcoming election. Since the scandal, DSK has resumed work and scored several high profile jobs, including advisor to Sudan and Serbia.

He pleaded non guilty to four felony charges, including two criminal sex acts - including forced oral sex -, attempted rape and sexual abuse, as well as unlawful imprisonment. Because of DSK's high profile and long political career - he was France's Finance Minister from to under President Jacques Chirac - conspiracies theories multiplied.

After his arrest, a poll showed 57 percent of French voters believed he was the victim of a smear campaign and prominent French political figures came forward saying they believed he had been framed by his political opponents. In July , the prosecution asked for the charges against DSK to be dropped on the basis that Diallo had been 'persistently, and at times inexplicably, untruthful in describing matters of both great and small significance. This was based on the fact Diallo changed her story several times after the case was filed and the fact physical evidence showed no sign of violence.

The civil suit was officially dismissed in August of the same year and Dominique Strauss-Kahn swiftly returned to France. In an interview with French media upon his return, DSK eventually conceded he had had a sexual affair with Diallo, which he called a 'moral failure,' but denied the use of violence.

In , Strauss-Kahn found himself at the heart of another sex scandal after he was accused of procuring prostitutes for a prostitution ring in northern France. It emerged that the financial experts loved to attend sex parties with women and alcohol, organised by the Press Relations Officer for the Cartlon hotel in Lille, France.

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Hotel maid who claims IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her says he'd 'be in prison if he was poor' as she speaks for the first time about the aftermath of the incident that left her 'suicidal' Maid who was allegedly sexually assaulted by IMF boss in talked of ordeal Nafissatou Diallo sued Dominique Strauss-Kahn for sexual assault in New York International Monetary Fund chief favourite for French presidency run Legal proceedings were dropped and unknown financial settlement was reached Sofitel maid said she did not get justice and that he would be in prison if poor By Claire Toureille For Mailonline Published: GMT, 10 September Updated: GMT, 10 September e-mail 2 View comments.

Share this article Share. The four-part docuseries tells the story of the case between French politician and finance supremo Dominique Straus-Kahn and hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo. She moved to the United States in as part of an asylum programme in the hopes of a better life for herself and her daughter. However, on May 14th, , Nafissatou became embroiled in a months-long legal battle after she alleged that Dominique Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her in room in the Sofitel hotel.

What she may have said in a phone call with one of them is a subject of dispute. But that is only part of it. We have been told many things about her, and had so many images and theories conjured up; many of them are contradictory, to the point that her simple apparition, in human form, dispels some. She also had to answer questions like this:. She meant, of course, not before the incident in the Sofitel. The prostitution allegation, as much as—maybe even more than—the possibility of a collapsed prosecution, is, based on what she said to Newsweek , driving her decisions now:.

I want him to know there are some places you cannot use your power, you cannot use your money.