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New York (CNN) -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, is expected to be arraigned Monday on sexual assault charges in connection with an incident at a posh New York hotel last month.
Strauss-Kahn, who was considered a front-runner in France's next presidential race before his arrest, is expected to plead not guilty, according to a source close to the case.
He faces seven charges, including criminal sexual acts and sexual abuse. Authorities say he sexually assaulted a housekeeping employee at New York's Sofitel hotel on May 14.
At the 9:30 a.m. ET hearing Monday, defense lawyers will formally request from Manhattan prosecutors discovery materials, such copies of scientific reports as well as police reports and formal statements made by the hotel employee, according to a source close to the case.
The defense has said that some of that information has already been leaked to the media.
"Our client's right to a fair trial is being compromised by the public disclosure of prejudicial material even before these materials have been disclosed to counsel," Strauss-Kahn's attorneys said in a letter to the judge presiding over the case.
They said if they chose to, they could "release substantial information that in our view would seriously undermine the quality of this prosecution and also gravely undermine the credibility of the complainant in this case."
In response, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon wrote in a letter that the request for the materials would be addressed if the request was made in writing.
The source said the request will be filed on Monday, and that Strauss-Kahn is expected to plead not guilty at an arraignment the same day.
Illuzzi-Orbon told the defense she agreed with the need to safeguard information from leaks, but was "troubled that you chose to inject into the public record your claim that you possess information that might negatively impact the case and 'gravely' undermine the credibility of the victim."
If the defense does possess such information, it should be forwarded to prosecutors, she said.
Strauss-Kahn was released from jail on bond, but is under house arrest in a luxury townhouse in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, according to a source with knowledge of his whereabouts.
He is under court-ordered watch as part of the terms of his $6 million bail agreement, and must pay for 24-hour armed guards posted at the door, as well as electronic surveillance.
Strauss-Kahn, who was considered a front-runner in France's next presidential race before his arrest, is expected to plead not guilty, according to a source close to the case.
He faces seven charges, including criminal sexual acts and sexual abuse. Authorities say he sexually assaulted a housekeeping employee at New York's Sofitel hotel on May 14.
At the 9:30 a.m. ET hearing Monday, defense lawyers will formally request from Manhattan prosecutors discovery materials, such copies of scientific reports as well as police reports and formal statements made by the hotel employee, according to a source close to the case.
The defense has said that some of that information has already been leaked to the media.
"Our client's right to a fair trial is being compromised by the public disclosure of prejudicial material even before these materials have been disclosed to counsel," Strauss-Kahn's attorneys said in a letter to the judge presiding over the case.
They said if they chose to, they could "release substantial information that in our view would seriously undermine the quality of this prosecution and also gravely undermine the credibility of the complainant in this case."
In response, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon wrote in a letter that the request for the materials would be addressed if the request was made in writing.
The source said the request will be filed on Monday, and that Strauss-Kahn is expected to plead not guilty at an arraignment the same day.
Illuzzi-Orbon told the defense she agreed with the need to safeguard information from leaks, but was "troubled that you chose to inject into the public record your claim that you possess information that might negatively impact the case and 'gravely' undermine the credibility of the victim."
If the defense does possess such information, it should be forwarded to prosecutors, she said.
Strauss-Kahn was released from jail on bond, but is under house arrest in a luxury townhouse in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, according to a source with knowledge of his whereabouts.
He is under court-ordered watch as part of the terms of his $6 million bail agreement, and must pay for 24-hour armed guards posted at the door, as well as electronic surveillance.