Prince William
Famous Astronauts
Nelson Mandela
Kanye West
My Ghost Story
I Survived
Liberace
Leonardo DiCaprio
Annie Oakley
I Survived
Quick Facts
Best Known For
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the former IMF chief who faced sexual assault charges that were dismissed.
Quiz
Think you know about Biography?
Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.
Play NowDominique Strauss-Kahn. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:06, Jun 19, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345 [Accessed 19 Jun 2013].
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Jun 19 2013, 01:06 http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345.
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345 [accessed Jun 19, 2013].
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345 (accessed Jun 19, 2013).
Dominique Strauss-Kahn [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 Jun 19] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345 (last visited Jun 19, 2013).
Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/dominique-strauss-kahn-20643345. Accessed Jun 19, 2013.
His reputation as a womanizer, however, did not disappear with the charges.
Strauss-Kahn again entered the spotlight on May 14, 2011, when a 32-year-old New York City hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo accused him of sexual assault. The allegations caused a media frenzy in the United States, and rocked French politics. Strauss-Kahn was the favored Socialist candidate for president,
Contents
seen as having a strong chance at beating Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 election.
On May 18, 2011, four days after he was accused, Strauss-Kahn resigned from the IMF. He was indicted the next day on multiple counts of sexual abuse. He was released from jail on $1 million bail and a $5 million bond, and placed under house arrest. At his arraignment on June 6, Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty.
Another allegation against Strauss-Kahn surfaced in May 2011. Tristane Banon, 32-year old French journalist and god-daughter of Strauss-Kahn's second wife, said that he had raped her in 2002 when she interviewed him for a book she was writing. Banon said her mother, Anne Mansouret, convinced her not to press charges at the time. Mansouret said in an interview that she had wanted to avoid bringing to light her own affair with Strauss-Kahn. In July 2011, an preliminary investigation began into Banon's charges.
In late June 2011, it was reported that the case in New York against Strauss-Kahn was falling apart. Diallo's story appeared to have inconsistencies, and her credibility came into question. A New York judge eventually dismissed the charges in August. It remains to be seen whether or not Strauss-Kahn will be able to resuscitate his political career.
© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
profile name: Dominique Strauss-Kahn profile occupation:
Your Connections
Sign in with Facebook to see how you and your friends are connected to famous icons.
Profile Connections
Included In These Groups
-
Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
View groupWhat is it with celebrities and sex scandals? Like love and marriage, famous people and sex scandals just seem to go hand in hand. They're some of society's most powerful people, but these actors, politicians, athletes and musicians just can't seem to control their desires. These days it seems like if you open the closet of nearly any celebrity, some kind of (sexy) skeleton is sure to fall out. Here are the famous people who have had their naughty indiscretions—often plastered all over the front page of the newspaper.
Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals 105 people in this group
-
Elite and Indiscreet
View groupWe usually think of sex and rock stars, but lately it seems as though politicians are the culprits in most sex scandals in the news. Many powerful politicians, with careers and reputations to lose, have been caught carrying on with the wrong person. From a French presidential hopeful and a New York City chambermaid, to a rising star of Congress and his cell phone, these famous individuals have gotten themselves in trouble by being elite and indiscreet.
Elite and Indiscreet 24 people in this group
-
Famous Taureans 525 people in this group
