ABC’s Robin Roberts scored an exclusive interview with the hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of raping her in a scandal that made headlines around the world.
“I want justice. I want him to go to jail,” Nafissatou Diallo told ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview to air Monday on “Good Morning America,” “World News with Diane Sawyer” and “Nightline.” “I want him to know that there is some places you cannot use your money, you cannot use your power when you do something like this.” Source
Diallo said she decided to break her silence after Strauss-Khan’s high powered attorneys attempted to disgrace her by dragging out her past rape accusations in Guinea.
“God is my witness I’m telling the truth. From my heart. God Knows that. And he knows that,” she told Roberts.
She reenacted moments of the alleged assault, at one point kneeling on the floor to describe how she was attacked by Strauss-Kahn after he came out of the shower and tried to force her to commit a sex act.
Strauss-Khan’s seminal fluid was found on Diallo’s uniform. But his legal team contends the sex was consensual.
Strauss-Khan was released from home confinement, partly due to the allegations that Diallo lied to police.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is considering whether to drop the charges amid “concerns” about Diallo’s credibility.
“I never want to be in public but I have no choice,” Diallo told ABC News, adding “Now, I have to be in public. I have to, for myself. I have to tell the truth.”
