By Olivia Scheck and Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producers
MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn had a two-hour meeting with prosecutors Wednesday, as rumors swirled that the charges against the French presidential contender were about to be dropped.
"We had a constructive meeting and that's all we're going to say," said Benjamin Brafman, one of Strauss-Kahn's high-profile lawyers, as he left the Manhattan DA's office at 1 Hogan Pl. just before 2 p.m.
Attorneys Brafman and William Taylor were reportedly arguing for the case to be dismissed in light of recent evidence that prosecutors said has eroded the woman's credibility.
After Strauss-Kahn's release from house arrest last week, the defense said they would try to have his charges dropped completely.
In a letter filed to the court last week, prosecutors said they had begun to doubt the veracity of the accuser, a 32-year-old Sofitel Hotel maid who claimed she was raped by Strauss-Kahn.
Among the concerns cited by prosecutors were that the woman, originally from Guinea, had changed her story about what she did after the alleged rape. She also allegedly admitted to lying on her asylum application about being raped in her home country.
In addition, prosecutors said the woman lied on her tax forms about the number of children she had in order to increase her refund.
The DA's office consented to Strauss-Kahn's release without bail at Friday's court proceeding, when it also informed the court that it was still investigating the accuser's allegations to determine the future of the indictment.
Strauss-Kahn, 62, was accused of forcing oral sex on the woman and trying to rape her during his stay at the Sofitel Hotel in Midtown on May 14.
Prior to Friday's release, he was out on $6 million bail and living under house arrest at a TriBeCa townhouse.
"The investigative process is continuing, and no decisions have been made," a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's office said Wednesday.
