perpetrator. and some in france are outraged over the treatment of the head of the imf, accused of attempted rape. france s former culture minister called it a lynching, that provoked horror and aroused disgust. french law bars the media from showing suspects in handcuffs before they re convicted. some say the perp walk goes against the presumption of innocence. it is done some would say to humiliate the suspect and they give off an aura of guilt. reporter: though sometimes the aura doesn t fit the alleged crime from the smiling, accused somali pirate to the jfk terror plot suspect. others bend down or cover up to conceal their identity. suspects use anything that s handy and we do mean anything to hide from the cameras during a perp walk. amy fisher, the long island local leet that used her own hair to keep her face out of
opportunity in the middle east. this hour, his vision for the region and the controversial way he s pushing the israelis and the palestinians to make peace. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the financial power broker who bailed out countries is being baled out himself as he awaits trial on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. dominique strauss-kahn denies the allegations that many people find shocking. but the former head of the international monetary fund has been tied to previous allegations of sexual misconduct. our brian todd has been looking flow that. wolf, we ve learned about one serious allegation that strauss-kahn wasn t even publicly linked to till his arrest in new york. and about another incident in his past where at the very least, his character and judgment came into serious question. his attorney and his wife vigorously defend dominique strauss-kahn saying the imf s
your girlfriend? why did you do it? reporter: but you tend not to look innocent, even when no one shouts a single incriminating question. it s what s called the perp walk. reporter: perp traitor. and some in france are outraged over the treatment of the head of the imf accused of attempted rape. france s former culture minister called it a lynching that provoked horror and aroused disgust. french laws bars the media from showing suspects in handcuffs before convicted. some say the perp walk goes against the presumption of innocence. it is done probably some would say to humiliate the suspect and they give off an aura of guilt. reporter: sometimes the aura doesn t fit the alleged crime from the smiling accused somali pirate. to the jfk terror plot suspect. . others bend down or cover up to
some are outraged that the imf accused of rape, calling it a lynching. french laws bars the media from showing suspects in handcuffs before they re convicted. some say the perp walk goes against the presumption of innocence. it is done, probably, some would say, to humiliate the suspect. and they give off an aura of guilt. reporter: sometimes, the aura doesn t fit the alleged crime from the splieling somali pirate. to the jfk terror plot suspect. others bend down or cover up to conceal their identity. suspects use anything that s handy. and we do mean anything to hide from the cameras. during a perp walk. amy fisher, the island lolita used her own hair to keep her face out of sight. the perp walk is a perennial, always popping up even as cameramen pedaling backwards or
assaulting a hotel house maid. she can t go back to work. she has no idea what her future is going to be in any respect. so aside from what took place in the hotel room, the trauma what has taken place in her life is extraordinary. the mississippi river is heading for historic crest at vicksberg over the next 24 hours. it is expected to peak a foot above the 1927 record across mississippi and louisiana. and 9,000 people have had to abandon their homes already. but this man plans to to stay put. do you have a plan b y i mean, if for some reason, the levees broke, what would you do? hook my gps up and leave out on the levee, that s it. well, it s very peaceful. yeah, very quiet. that s why i m getting a vacation right now, really. syrian newspaper reports the country s president admits that security forces have made mistakes in response to anti-government demonstrations. bashir al assad did not specify what those mistakes were, but the president is facing internati