When leaving the frantic atmosphere of the room packed Manhattan, its covered arm to the shoulder of his wife, Mr. Strauss-Kahn seemed as if it had lifted a heavy weight on his shoulders.
His bail of $ 1 million and $ 5 million bonus will now be returned and is free to travel anywhere in the United States, although the authorities will keep your Passport, awaiting possible trial.
The restrictive conditions of bail - even with a monitor of ankle, output limited and confined to a house in Lower Manhattan, under the surveillance of armed guards - were also lifted.
Savouring their first hours of freedom, Mr. Strauss-Kahn left his home which later Friday dressed in a dark suit. His wife Anne Sinclair, on the other hand, disappeared behind the tinted windows of a large SUV 4 x 4 black.
The party went to dinner at Scalinatella, an Italian restaurant on the superior-este side, located at the corner of 61 Street and Third Avenue, is occasionally visited by the star of pop Madonna.
According to Silvia Grottola, a Canadian who was inside the restaurant for your dinner, Strauss-Kahn and his wife were recognized and greeted by a couple dined at a nearby table.
The couple came up and shook the hand of the former IMF Chief and his spouse.
"I saw him in the news," said Ms. Grottola. "He looks in a good mood, is having a very good diner." The wife is having a good time. "The smile on his face was enough for me."
After an aperitif of Serrano ham and melon, Strauss-Kahn had a course of pasta pappardelle with truffles, which are on the menu at $100 per plate.
"This is not the dish more expensive - pasta with white truffle is $180,", said the owner of the restaurant, who would not give his name.
Under the gaze of several bodyguards with earphones, the guests drank red wine Brunello di Montalcino (116 dollars). For dessert, the former head of the IMF had cheesecake and a cafe.
The tab ran around $600, the owner.
The four guests came out through the back door, but without trying to hide. Confrotned by photographer expects Mr. Strauss-Kahn and Ms. Sinclair only smiled.
But its problems have not disappeared. Lawyer of the maid, Kenneth Thompson, she says her story to the media, amid fears that prosecutors are preparing to abandon the case.
"The only defense that Dominique Strauss-Kahn has is that the sexual encounter was consensual." "That's a lie," said Mr Thompson.
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