Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Director of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested for sexual assault on Sunday.
Strauss-Kahn was in New York City for personal business when he assaulted a maid for the hotel. The 32 year- old maid said that when she entered his room to clean he emerged from the shower nude and attempted to rape her and detain her.
The woman left the room and contacted her superiors along with the police. Upon arriving at the hotel room, Strauss-Kahn had vacated the room in haste, leaving behind some personal items. The police apprehended him at the JFK airport trying to flee the country. He was arrested and detained the victim of the assault picked him out of a line-up. Strauss-Kahn denies the woman’s allegations.
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