wednesday, under intense pressure, strauss-khan resigned as chief of the imf. in a brief letter to the board, he proclaimed his innocence saying to all i want to say that i deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me. in court on thursday, supported by his wife and daughter, a clean cut strauss-khan was granted some freedom. i have decided i will grant a bail under the following conditions. reporter: in addition to posting $1 million in cash, and a $5 million bond, strauss-khan was ordered to vermd all travel documents, submit to home detention with an an call bracelet, and 24-hour armed security while staying at this apartment building on man hat tap s upper east side. today, just hours before strauss-khan s release, the apartment building revoked on the deal. causing the defense to scramble. but this afternoon, he left rikers to somewhere that will likely be his home until his next court appearance june 6th.
building. the media, in large part, were camped out at another location, believing that was going to be the place he would be staying. they camped out into the evening. he wanted to stay here, uptown, at his wife s apartment on the upper east side, but the apartment building said no, not wanting a 24-7 media circus, as you can imagine. dsk is facing sex crime charges, seven counts in connection with the alleged attempted raich of a hotel raid. he allegedly phoned the front desk and invited the receptionist up for a drink shortly after he checked into the hotel. she declined. in a moment, we ll talk with mark geragos and new york s top law enforcement officer eliot spitzer. but first, all we know so far from the beginning. here s suzanne candiotti. reporter: it was just last friday when dominique strauss-kahn checked into the hotel, a luxury hotel in midtown manhattan. according to a law enforcement source, the head of the international monetary fund was looking for company.
believing that was going to be the place he would be staying. they camped out into the evening. but it later turned out that dsk was elsewhere. he wanted to stay here, uptown, at his wife s apartment on the upper east side, but the apartment building said no, not wanting a 24-7 media circus, as you can imagine. dsk is facing sex crime charges, seven counts in connection with the alleged attempted rape of a hotel maid. tonight a law enforcement source tells us that dsk allegedly phoned the front desk and invited the receptionist up for a drink shortly after he checked into the hotel. she declined. in a moment, we ll talk with mark geragos and new york s top law enforcement officer eliot spitzer. but first, all we know so far from the beginning. here s susan candiotti. reporter: it was just last friday when dominique strauss-kahn checked into the luxury hotel in midtown manhattan. according to a law enforcement source, the head of the international monetary fund was looking f
he forced her to perform oral sex on him. reporter: just 25 minutes later at 12:28 p.m., strauss-khan checked out of the sofitel hotel. prosecutors contend he was rushing to get to the airport. the defense says he was rushing to have lunch with his daughter before heading to the airport for a previously booked flight. he was scheduled to leave jfk at a flight for paris on that day, and i also have the documentation from air france which shows that the ticket was bought on may the 11th. reporter: soon after the alleged attack, the maid was reporting the incident to hotel staff. around 1:30 p.m., the police were called. no one knew of strauss-khan s whereabouts until he called from the airport, inquiring about his lost cell phone. a move the defense says proves he s innocent and was not fleeing the country. but according to a law enforcement source, when police boarded the air france flight to take him into custody, something stood out. the suspect never asked why he wa
allegations that have been made against me. in court on thursday, supported by his wife and daughter, a clean cut strauss-khan was granted some freedom. i have decided i will grant a bail under the following conditions. reporter: in addition to posting $1 million in cash, and a $5 million bond, strauss-khan was ordered to submit to home detention with an ankle bracelet and 24-hour armed security. today, just hours before strauss-khan s release, the apartment building revoked on the deal. but this afternoon, he left rikers to somewhere that will likely be his home until his next court appearance june 6th. reporter: eliot spitzer is new york s former attorney general.