FORENSICS

Cops Test Hotel Carpet in Strauss-Kahn Case

Call complaint “credible.”

Police cut out a piece of carpet from a hotel room to look for DNA evidence in the attempted rape case against IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Officials say that the carpet may contain Strauss-Kahn’s semen spat onto the carpet after forced oral sex, which would back up the accuser’s story. Defense lawyers for Strauss-Kahn have said they believe forensic evidence “will not be consistent with a forcible encounter.” Police also planned to examine the accuser’s key card to see if it had been used to enter the room, and how long she was there. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said detectives had established the accuser’s credibility. He said, “One of the things they’re trained to look for, and what was reported to me early on, was that the complainant was credible.”