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Strauss-Kahn Gets $1M Bail, Home Detention

Former IMF chief is indicted on sex-assault charges

(Newser) - A judge has agreed to free former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition that he remain under house arrest. The judge set bail at $1 million and approved an elaborate arrangement under which the 62-year-old diplomat and banker would be confined to a...

France Reacts to Strauss-Kahn: Blame America

French slam American legal system, media, and, of course, food

(Newser) - The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges initially dazed the French. But by day three, their focus returned to a more familiar place—America bashing. "Today, thanks to Strauss-Kahn, the French who choose to criticize the US have a fresh reason to shake their heads and...

Strauss-Kahn Hired Hookers, Was 'Rough'

'Spitzer Madam' Kristin Davis says he was a client in 2006

(Newser) - “The Great Seducer” Dominique Strauss-Kahn liked prostitutes—but two that he hired claimed the former IMF chief was “aggressive … rough and angry,” Kristin Davis tells the Telegraph . Davis, of course, is the “Manhattan Madam” who infamously provided prostitutes to Eliot Spitzer. She claims Strauss-Kahn...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns as IMF Head
 Strauss-Kahn Resigns 
May 19, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Resigns

Jailed IMF chief steps down with immediate effect

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn has stepped down as director of the International Monetary Fund. Strauss-Kahn, who is being held in New York's Rikers Island prison on sexual assault charges, denied the charges against him but said he wanted to protect his family and the IMF, reports the New York Times . The...

Dominique Strass-Kahn Could Be Free on Bail Tomorrow If Judge Accepts New Deal
IMF Chief Makes
New Plea for Bail 
May 18, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

IMF Chief Makes New Plea for Bail

Strauss-Kahn could be out tomorrow if judge agrees

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn could be released on bail tomorrow if a judge accepts a new deal, and his attorneys think he has a decent shot. The IMF chief would post $1 million and agree to stay at his Manhattan residence while wearing an electronic bracelet and under the watch of a...

Ben Stein Defends IMF Boss DSK, Comes Under Criticism Himself
Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss
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May 18, 2011 11:53 AM CDT

Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss

He wonders how a 'short, fat old man' could rape anyone

(Newser) - Ben Stein is taking an Internet whipping for his defense of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the American Spectator . Among Stein's arguments: "If he is such a womanizer and violent guy with women, why didn't he ever get charged until now? " and, skeptical of claims that DSK overpowered...

Pressure Is On for IMF to Replace Strauss-Kahn

Timothy Geithner, others imply he should resign

(Newser) - As Dominique Strauss-Kahn sits in Rikers Island , the pressure on the IMF to replace him as chief is building, the Wall Street Journal reports. Strauss-Kahn is “obviously not in the position to run the IMF,” Timothy Geithner said last night in his first public comments on the incident,...

Lawyer: Strauss-Kahn Maid Devastated, Has No Agenda

Victim 'had no idea who IMF chief was when she reported attack'

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged attack on a hotel maid has had a "cataclysmic effect" on the 32-year-old immigrant's life, her lawyer tells the AP , and she's now in hiding from the media. And signs point to a life that hadn't been easy before she crossed paths...

IMF Chief On Suicide Watch
 IMF Chief On Suicide Watch 
May 18, 2011 1:40 AM CDT

IMF Chief On Suicide Watch

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has wing of Rikers Island to himself

(Newser) - It's a long way from the hotel suites he's used to, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn still has plenty of space to himself. The IMF chief is being held at Rikers Island on sexual assault charges in an empty 14-cell wing of the massive jail, reports AP . He has been...

Sobbing IMF Maid: Someone Did Something Bad to Me

Plus: Defense may argue sex was consensual

(Newser) - About an hour after her alleged sexual assault at the hands of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the hotel maid involved in the case called her brother sobbing uncontrollably, he says, telling him: “Somebody did something really bad to me." Now, her older brother says, the 32-year-old west African immigrant, reportedly...

IMF Boss: I Love Women ... So What?

Strauss-Kahn expected 'honey trap' that could end in a rape rap

(Newser) - Accused sex attacker Dominique Strauss-Kahn shrugged off rumors about his relationship with women in a recent interview—and predicted a rape accusation in his future. "Yes, I love women ... so what?" the IMF boss asked a reporter from the French newspaper Liberation just last month after the thrice-divorced dad...

Strauss-Kahn Lover Felt Coerced Into Having Affair

Strauss-Kahn's 2008 fling with subordinate Piroska Nagy under fresh scrutiny

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on sexual assault charges has put an old affair under new scrutiny. The IMF chief had a fling at the height of the financial crisis with Piroska Nagy, a married, Hungarian-born economist. The IMF's board concluded that the 2008 affair was consensual and cleared its...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Moved to Rikers Island
 IMF Chief Sent to Rikers Island 
May 17, 2011 12:03 AM CDT

IMF Chief Sent to Rikers Island

Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied bail

(Newser) - Accused sex attacker Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been denied bail and is now being held in New York City's notorious Rikers Island prison. The IMF chief, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel employee , will be in protective custody at the prison complex until his next court appearance on Friday, reports...

2nd Woman Accuses IMF Chief of Sexual Assault

Tristane Banon to file complaint over alleged attack 9 years ago

(Newser) - Another woman is filing a complaint of sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF chief currently being held in New York on charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. French writer Tristane Banon says Strauss-Kahn did the same to her nine years ago, and described Strauss-Kahn as acting like a...

IMF Boss Picked in Sex Attack Lineup

DNA evidence collected from 'great seducer' Dominique Strauss-Kahn

(Newser) - The Manhattan hotel maid accusing IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault picked him out of a police lineup yesterday, reports the New York Times . Strauss-Kahn was taken to the Manhattan Special Victims Unit in East Harlem where DNA evidence was collected from his skin and beneath his fingernails, authorities...

IMF Chief's Sex Rap Rattles Europe Economies

Arrest could hinder bailout negotiations

(Newser) - The Manhattan arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on attempted rape charges comes at a critical time for the European economy. Key debt bailout negotiations were planned for this week just as Strauss-Kahn will be battling charges against him in New York, reports the Wall Street Journal . A meeting with...

IMF Head Charged in Hotel Sex Attack

Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment

(Newser) - IMF chief/would-be French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested and charged with criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment today following yesterday's alleged attack on a maid in the $3,000-a-night NYC hotel suite Strauss-Kahn had been staying in. An NYPD rep says the 32-year-old maid "told...

Head of IMF in Custody for Alleged Sexual Assault

Dominique Strauss-Kahn removed from Air France flight to Paris

(Newser) - The head of the IMF has been taken into custody by New York City police and is being questioned in connection with the sexual assault of a hotel maid. An NYPD rep says Dominique Strauss-Kahn was pulled off an Air France flight to Paris this afternoon at JFK after he...

Jobless 'Wasteland': Europe, US on Brink of Social Revolt

Recession left 'gaping wounds' says IMF head

(Newser) - To those who think the worst of the recession is over, the head of the IMF has this to say: "We are not safe." An astounding 30 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the financial crisis , three-quarters of those in richer economies, a new report...

Student Chucks Shoe at IMF Chief

(Newser) - A student journalist threw a shoe at IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn during his speech at Istanbul University today, but missed so badly that Strauss-Kahn didn’t even need a Dubya-style duck. The man shouted, “IMF, get out!” as he hurled the shoe, then ran toward the platform. Security...

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