#1 Strauss-Kahn to Face New Sex Complaint in France
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:43 am
New York Times
[quote] Dominique Strauss-Kahn will face another complaint alleging attempted rape, this one in France, the lawyer for a French novelist announced Monday.
The novelist, Tristane Banon, 32, claims that Mr. Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003, saying she remained silent on the advice of her mother, a prominent Socialist. After Mr. Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York in May on a similar charge, Ms. Banon hired a lawyer, David Koubbi, who said a criminal complaint would be filed Tuesday.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers responded Monday evening, saying he had asked them to file a counter-complaint of slander against Ms. Banon. The lawyers, Henri Leclerc and Frédérique Baulieu, said in a statement that her accusations are “imaginary.â€
[quote] Dominique Strauss-Kahn will face another complaint alleging attempted rape, this one in France, the lawyer for a French novelist announced Monday.
The novelist, Tristane Banon, 32, claims that Mr. Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003, saying she remained silent on the advice of her mother, a prominent Socialist. After Mr. Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York in May on a similar charge, Ms. Banon hired a lawyer, David Koubbi, who said a criminal complaint would be filed Tuesday.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers responded Monday evening, saying he had asked them to file a counter-complaint of slander against Ms. Banon. The lawyers, Henri Leclerc and Frédérique Baulieu, said in a statement that her accusations are “imaginary.â€