A "Womanizer" is Not Tantamount to a "Rapist" - Lessons Learned from the Prosecution of former IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

There is no question that former International Monetary Fund Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn ("DSK") is a womanizer.  And we know that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange falls into that classification as well.  However, for prosecutors to pursue rape charges against either of these individuals based on their unsavory past, before thoroughly researching the backgrounds and the credibility of their alleged "victims," is just wrong -- plain and simple. 

While the Wikileaks founder has been prosecuted by Swedish authorities under Sweden's liberal rape laws, the Manhattan District Attorney's office is responsible for the prosecution of DSK and it now knows that the Sofitel maid who accused DSK of rape may very well have ties to drug trafficking and money laundering (and possibly have set-up DSK in some sort of extortion plot).  Under these circumstances, I absolutely agree with Bob Barr's article in the Huffington Post entitled, "Pulling DSK Case Back from Wonderland." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-barr/pulling-dsk-case-back-fro_b_896336.html#
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. should drop the case against DSK immediately.