FILE: NY Times reports Dominique Strauss Khan is to settle lawsuit with hotel maid

Record ID: 869179

  • Title: FILE: NY Times reports Dominique Strauss Khan is to settle lawsuit with hotel maid
  • Date: 30th November 2012
  • Summary: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 2011) (REUTERS STRAUSS-KAHN LEAVING COURT AFTER CHARGES DROPPED
  • Embargoed: 15th December 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Usa, France
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  • Country: France
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  • Story Text: Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle the civil lawsuit brought by the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
    Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and Nafissatou Diallo will appear before a judge in New York next week, the Times reported, though the newspaper said one person familiar with the details emphasized that a final agreement has not yet been signed. The amount of money involved in the settlement could not be determined, the Times said.
    Lawyers for both sides did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
    The French former finance minister who helped prepare the country's entrance to the euro zone was seen as a strong candidate to receive the Socialist party's nomination to challenge former president Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 election.
    But Strauss-Kahn's presidential hopes were scuppered when Diallo's allegations forced him to resign his post at the IMF days after he was arrested and charged with attempted rape, among other crimes.
    The criminal prosecution fell apart after doubts emerged concerning Diallo's credibility as a witness. The Manhattan district attorney's office formally moved to dismiss the indictment in August 2011, and a judge dropped the charges.
    The civil lawsuit, which was filed just weeks before the criminal charges were dropped, accused Strauss-Kahn of a "brutal" assault and sought unspecified damages. But Strauss-Kahn has maintained that the sexual encounter was consensual.
    Strauss-Kahn filed his own countersuit against the maid earlier this year, claiming Diallo's accusations destroyed his career and harmed his reputation.
    Last year, 32 year-old writer Tristane Banon accused Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape in 2003 but investigators decided against sending him for trial on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
    However, his legal troubles in France persist and he is under investigation over allegations of aggravated pimping. Authorities are investigating his possible involvement in a prostitution ring that included sex parties he is alleged to have attended in France and in Washington, D.C. A court in Douai is due to rule on December 19 on an appeal by 'DSK' who wants the investigation dropped.
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