IMF chief arrested on sex charges

U.S. prosecutors have charged International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn with a criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment.

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U.S. prosecutors have charged International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn with a criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment. The charges are in connection with an alleged assault on a hotel maid on Saturday, at a hotel near Times Square in New York where Strauss-Kahn was staying. IMF chief arrested on sex charges He is expected to appear before a judge on Sunday. The news agency Reuters says it has received an email from his lawyer saying that he will plead not guilty to the charges. The Frenchman was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it was due to take off. Detectives said he had cooperated fully with their enquiries. Strauss-Kahn has political aspirations. He ran for leadership of the French Socialist Party in 2006 but was unsuccessful. He is also considered a possible candidate for French president. He has won praise for his role at the IMF, steering it through difficult times throughout the financial crisis. This incident comes at a crucial time for Strauss-Kahn, and could derail any ambitions that he might have to take over France’s top job. Dominique Strauss-Kahn

IMF chief arrested on sex charges

He is expected to appear before a judge on Sunday.

The news agency Reuters says it has received an email from his lawyer saying that he will plead not guilty to the charges.

The Frenchman was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it was due to take off.

Detectives said he had cooperated fully with their enquiries.

Strauss-Kahn has political aspirations. He ran for leadership of the French Socialist Party in 2006 but was unsuccessful.

He is also considered a possible candidate for French president.

He has won praise for his role at the IMF, steering it through difficult times throughout the financial crisis.

This incident comes at a crucial time for Strauss-Kahn, and could derail any ambitions that he might have to take over France’s top job.

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