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'''Dominique Gastón Andrés Strauss-Kahn''' (Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, 1949), referred to as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, and a leader of [[France]]’s Socialist Party; he was head of the [[International Monetary Fund]]. Strauss-Kahn after graduating from two of the finest academic institutes in France: the ''École des hautes études commerciales de Paris'' and the ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'', obtained a degree in public law and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris X. Strauss-Kahn was a member of the political generation that created the [[euro]] and someone who had the respect of the euro zone’s most senior politicians and officials. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/business/global/17euro.html?_r=1&hp]

'''Dominique Gastón Andrés Strauss-Kahn''' (Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, 1949), referred to as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, and a leader of [[France]]’s Socialist Party; he was head of the [[International Monetary Fund]]. Strauss-Kahn after graduating from two of the finest academic institutes in France: the ''École des hautes études commerciales de Paris'' and the ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'', obtained a degree in public law and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris X. Strauss-Kahn was a member of the political generation that created the [[euro]] and someone who had the respect of the euro zone’s most senior politicians and officials. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/business/global/17euro.html?_r=1&hp]

On May 14, 2011, he was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of Nafissatou Diallo, a 32-year-old chambermaid from the West African nation of Guinea, at a Manhattan hotel.  

On May 14, 2011, he was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of Nafissatou Diallo, a 32-year-old chambermaid from the West African nation of Guinea, at a Manhattan hotel.  

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Some, including Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s wife, the American-born French television journalist Anne Sinclair, expressed disbelief in the charges and faith in her husband’s innocence. His lawyer has said he plead not guilty. Others talked darkly of a possible “setup” of Mr. Sarkozy’s most prominent rival. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/world/europe/16france.html?hp] The charges lodged by New York prosecutors against Dominique Strauss-Kahn are extremely serious, said criminal-defense lawyers, and could lead to significant prison time for the former International Monetary Fund head if he is found guilty of even one of the main charges.  

Some, including Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s wife, the American-born French television journalist Anne Sinclair, expressed disbelief in the charges and faith in her husband’s innocence. His lawyer has said he plead not guilty. Others talked darkly of a possible “setup” of Mr. Sarkozy’s most prominent rival. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/world/europe/16france.html?hp] The charges lodged by New York prosecutors against Dominique Strauss-Kahn are extremely serious, said criminal-defense lawyers, and could lead to significant prison time for the former International Monetary Fund head if he is found guilty of even one of the main charges.  

"Prosecutors have charged this as heavily as they possibly could have," said Daniel J. Horwitz, a criminal-defense lawyer in New York and a former prosecutor in New York. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327662037339824.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories] During an interview with French newspaper ''Liberation'', the IMF chief predicted that his enemies could use his proclivity for promiscuity against him if he chose to run for president of France. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43060148/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/imf-chief-honey-trap-victim-conspiracy-theories-swirl/]

"Prosecutors have charged this as heavily as they possibly could have," said Daniel J. Horwitz, a criminal-defense lawyer in New York and a former prosecutor in New York. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327662037339824.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories] During an interview with French newspaper ''Liberation'', the IMF chief predicted that his enemies could use his proclivity for promiscuity against him if he chose to run for president of France. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43060148/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/imf-chief-honey-trap-victim-conspiracy-theories-swirl/]

John Lipsky has been announced on 15 May 2011 to temporarily replace Strauss-Kahn as the IMF's CEO.

John Lipsky has been announced on 15 May 2011 to temporarily replace Strauss-Kahn as the IMF's CEO.

On June 30, 2011 according to The New York Times doubts raised over veracity of accuser; officials said: The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that Strauss-Kahn attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May. On August 2011, Manhattan judge Michael Obus dismissed all charges following a recommendation for dismissal filed by the District Attorney's office, which asserted that the complainant's untruthfulness made it impossible to credit her. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/all-charges-dropped-in-strauss-kahn-case.html] [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/nyregion/new-yorkers-and-french-await-latest-dominique-strauss-kahn-legal-turn.html] On June 2015, French court clears him of "aggravated pimping" in multi-defendant trial over sex parties. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/dominique-strauss-kahn-acquitted-in-pimping-trial]

On June 30, 2011 according to The New York Times doubts raised over veracity of accuser; officials said: The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that Strauss-Kahn attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May. On August 2011, Manhattan judge Michael Obus dismissed all charges following a recommendation for dismissal filed by the District Attorney's office, which asserted that the complainant's untruthfulness made it impossible to credit her. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/all-charges-dropped-in-strauss-kahn-case.html] [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/nyregion/new-yorkers-and-french-await-latest-dominique-strauss-kahn-legal-turn.html] On June 2015, French court clears him of "aggravated pimping" in multi-defendant trial over sex parties. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/dominique-strauss-kahn-acquitted-in-pimping-trial]

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== Quotes ==

*[http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/dsk.htm Biographical Information.]

*[http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/dsk.htm Biographical Information.]

*[http://www.aufeminin.com/combats-de-femmes/interview-clementine-autain-dominique-strauss-kahn-d20290.html Clémentine Autain:"Il y a une tolérance sociale extrême face à cette histoire".] In French.

*[http://www.aufeminin.com/combats-de-femmes/interview-clementine-autain-dominique-strauss-kahn-d20290.html Clémentine Autain:"Il y a une tolérance sociale extrême face à cette histoire".] In French.

*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/strauss-kahn-case-seen-as-in-jeopardy.html?_r=1&hp Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy.]

*[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/strauss-kahn-case-seen-as-in-jeopardy.html?_r=1&hp Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy.]

*[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/nyregion/accuser-in-strauss-kahn-case-builds-restaurant-and-a-refuge.html?_r=0 Accuser in Strauss-Kahn Case Builds Restaurant and a Refuge.] FEB. 3, 2015.

*[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/nyregion/accuser-in-strauss-kahn-case-builds-restaurant-and-a-refuge.html?_r=0 Accuser in Strauss-Kahn Case Builds Restaurant and a Refuge.] FEB. 3, 2015.