Strauss-Kahn accuser to meet prosecutors

NEW YORK (AP) - The lawyer for the woman who accused former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault said Saturday that he believes prosecutors plan to dismiss some or all of the charges.

Attorney Kenneth Thompson said that he got a letter from an assistant district attorney offering to meet with his client Monday, the day before Strauss-Kahn's next scheduled court appearance.

The letter said the purpose was to discuss what would happen in court the next day. It said prosecutors would only meet the woman at noon PDT.

"Should she not be available or should she fail to attend, I will assume that she does not wish to take advantage of this opportunity," wrote the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Artie McConnell.

Thompson told the Times that he thinks prosecutors wouldn't have asked for the meeting unless they planned to give her bad news about the case.