Accused IMF's rapist's electronic hotel key may damn or save him

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Everyone's used to the ubiquitous swiping hotel key card--but what you might not know is that you key holds a history of every time that door closes. And when you're accused with raping the maid, this record's very important. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French (former) head of the IMF, is charged with forcing himself on his maid when she was called to his room for a routine linen job. While the matter of what happened inside is disputed, his room's door has an account that can't be argued. So the key could help piece together the scene. Was the door shut behind the maid at the time she alleges? If so, that's imprisonment for sure. Was it left open or ajar in accordance with hotel policy? If so, for how long? These mundane door details from a little plastic card might either set Strauss-Kahn free or send him to prison. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if Strauss-Kahn is proven to be guilty. What do you guys think?