FRANCE/FILE: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes face to face with the French writer who accuses him of trying to rape her nearly a decade ago
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FRANCE/FILE: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes face to face with the French writer who accuses him of trying to rape her nearly a decade ago
- Title: FRANCE/FILE: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes face to face with the French writer who accuses him of trying to rape her nearly a decade ago
- Date: 30th September 2011
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - SEPTEMBER 4, 2011) (REUTERS) STRAUSS-KAHN RETURNING HOME AFTER BEING RELEASED BY NEW YORK COURT
- Embargoed: 15th October 2011 13:00
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- Location: France
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA5NGABEX9T7NR4AIDB0QMRIAL4
- Story Text: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived at a Paris police station on Thursday (September 29) for a face-to-face confrontation with writer Tristane Banon, who accuses him of trying to rape her when she interviewed him for a book in an empty flat in the capital nearly a decade ago.
Extra security was laid on outside the police station to keep a heavy media contingent away from both plaintiff and defendent away from the cameras.
Face-to-face confrontations between plaintiff and defendent are a regular feature in criminal investigations in France and do not imply innnocence or guilt. Strauss Kahn vehemently denies any wrongdoing but Banon has repeated her allegations with increasing force.
Strauss-Kahn arrived in a vehicle as news media strained to get a shot of the former presidential frontrunner whose hopes were dashed when he was arrested in New York last May.
A Manhattan court dropped criminal charges against Strauss Kahn last month after the prosecution said his accuser was an unreliable witness. Strauss Kahn promptly returned to France. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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