In this undated photo provided by ABC 黑料社, Robin Roberts, right, talks to Nafissatou Diallo, the alleged victim in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn assault case. Diallo told the network she never wanted to be in the public eye but had no choice, amid questions about her credibility. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn told ABC that the interview was "an unseemly circus" designed to inflame public opinion. AP Photo/ABC 黑料社, Heidi Gutman
NEW YORK 鈥� The maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of assaulting her in a Manhattan hotel room is speaking out publicly for the first time.
Nafissatou Diallo, who is from Guinea, tells 黑料社week magazine that she wants the former International Monetary Fund leader to go to jail. She alleges he sexually assaulted her while she was working at a Midtown hotel in May. Her photo is on the cover of the magazine.
ABC 黑料社 says it will carry an exclusive broadcast interview with Diallo on three of its programs, starting Monday.
She told the network she never wanted to be in the public eye but had no choice, amid questions about her credibility.
Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn told ABC that the interview was 鈥渁n unseemly circus鈥� designed to inflame public opinion.