Dominique Strauss-Kahn released but sex pest tag lingers

It isn’t a surprise to see Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released without bail following revelations about the maid whom is alleged to have sexually assaulted.

That does not seem like the end of the story, however. Various rumours circulating, both about the maid’s background and associates, that have damaged the case for the prosecution. Also more than a hint that her family has been coerced in a bid to get the charges dropped.

The maid’s lawyer, Kenneth Thompson, has hit back saying that Strauss-Kahn’s defence is that sex was consenual - which he says is a lie.

Judging by what else has come out about Strauss-Kahn’s idea of what constitutes any sort of encounter with the opposite sex that seems very plausible.

Here is a wealthy banker who thinks that because he is rich and powerful he is above both conventional morality and the law. He is not alone in that.

Strauss-Kahn appears to be merely a purveyor of droit de seigneur (when a medieval lord could demand sex with the wives of his serfs, among other things) in modern dress.

The case is also an example of how certain wealthy people like Strauss-Kahn view the likes of chamber maids and many others - as serfs, only worth bothering with to provide an outlet for their overcharged sex drive.

Regardless of today’s developments, Strauss-Kahn is not vindicated.