Sex scandal of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Sex scandal of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Officially Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned late Wednesday night as the head of the International Monetary Fund. Strauss-Kahn, who faces seven charges of sexual assault in New York after allegedly attacking a hotel maid, made a statement saying his resignation is with “infinite sadness,” but he needed to devote “all my energy into proving my innocence.” “To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all the allegations that have been made against me,” Strauss-Kahn said in a statement. It was not immediately clear who would replace Strauss-Kahn at the head of the head of the IMF, although earlier reports had put French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the most likely successor

The court date for a French political big-shot accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid was put off until tomorrow while authorities examine him at a hospital for evidence

Lawyers for International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was yanked off a jet and arrested in the alleged sodomy attack of a hotel maid yesterday, said their client agreed to a "scientific and forensic examination" that will be conducted tonight

The 62-year-old had been expected to be arraigned tonight on charges a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment

"Our client willing consented to a scientific and forensic examination tonight at the request of the government," said one of Strauss-Kahn's attorneys, Bill Taylor. His client is "tired, but he's fine

Earlier today, the maid identified Strauss-Kahn out of a police lineup, cops said. His lawyers say Strauss-Kahn denies any wrongdoing and will plead not guilty

Strauss-Kahn was arrested last night for allegedly sodomizing the hotel maid yesterday -- hauled off an Air France flight just moments before takeoff from Kennedy Airport, police sources said

Three Port Authority detectives pulled Strauss-Kahn from the plane's first-class cabin just two minutes before it was due to depart for Paris, according to the police sources

Strauss-Kahn -- who was expected to challenge French President Nicholas Sarkozy in the 2012 election -- was turned over to NYPD officers and brought to the Special Victims Unit's uptown squad room

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