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| Nafissatou Diallo |
When the 32 year-old hotel maid told American authorities that she had been sexually assaulted by a 62 year-old gentleman inside Sofitel New York Hotel on 14th May 2010, she did not realise that she was bringing to an end the glittering career of a great Frenchman. The gentleman in question turned out to be Dominique Gaston Strauss-Kahn who by then was the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Guinean born Nafissatou Diallo became an instant celebrity as television and radio stations worked round the clock, providing minute by minute updates of the whole saga. This made Diallo the most popular African woman in the year just gone by.
DSK as the astute French economist, lawyer and politician is often referred to was arrested in holywood style at John F. Kennedy International Airport on a Paris bound plane just a few minutes before take off after being accused of sexual assault by Diallo. The accomplished chess player was charged with two criminal sexual acts and three misdemeanour offences. The rest as they say is history. Things turned full circle for the for DSK. He was forced to resign from the IMF and was detained without bail for almost two months in New York, USA. His bid for the French presidency hit also hit a snag. The catalyst of all these misfortunes had been the 32 year old female asylum seeker from Guinea.
But while DSK was sailing through troubled waters on the other side of the coin, Nafissatou instantly shot to fame as her story was featured on every reputable television and radio station world wide. Overnight she became a much sought after client in media circles. Recently, a movie inspired by the DSK sex scandal has been produced by Abel Ferrara. The beautiful African American hotel made even disturbed French politics big time since the person she accused of sexually assaulting her had been gunning for the French presidency.
But Nafissatou Diallo's story was later on found to be false and lacking credibility. Although the sexual encounter appears to have taken place between the two, there is a high probability that it was with consent of the victim. Diallo then became a laughing stock despite making several attempts to rebuild her reputation through interviews to the print and electronic media. She was labelled a prostitute and gold digger in some circles. However, it was too late for the damage had already been done: DSK had already lost his job and his bid for French presidency besides denting strong his Curriculum Vitae. Ladies and Gentlemen, like her or hate her, Nafissatou Diallo is the probably the most popular African woman in the year 2011.
But Nafissatou Diallo's story was later on found to be false and lacking credibility. Although the sexual encounter appears to have taken place between the two, there is a high probability that it was with consent of the victim. Diallo then became a laughing stock despite making several attempts to rebuild her reputation through interviews to the print and electronic media. She was labelled a prostitute and gold digger in some circles. However, it was too late for the damage had already been done: DSK had already lost his job and his bid for French presidency besides denting strong his Curriculum Vitae. Ladies and Gentlemen, like her or hate her, Nafissatou Diallo is the probably the most popular African woman in the year 2011.
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