DSK Carlton affair – the Many Ways of saying Women. First DSK TV interview in English with CNN since he resined, about this Carlton affair. Interestingly, DSK persist to not respond on the case itself based on the private nature of his relation with Nafissatou Diallo. He admits he made a mistake to think he could disintangle his private behaviour from his public persona. He says his mistake was to believe such ‘heterodox’ behaviour was acceptable. What happened in this room was a private thing he insists. He doesn’t think he has a problem with women The US attorney says there is ‘nothing’, Yes, but only because the witness word was put in doubt. Hence he setlled in civil for big money, DSK says this was to avoid a long legal battle.
We can agree on one point with DSK, the perp walk is against the presumption of innocence. “Despite his insistence that the encounter was consensual, Strauss-Kahn stepped down from his $500,000 job at the IMF. Unless…. Like this: Affaire du Carlton : ce qu'a dit DSK en garde à vue. "Le Monde" publie mercredi 28 mars des extraits de procès-verbaux de la garde à vue de Dominique Strauss-Kahn, qui s'est tenue les mardi 21 et mercredi 22 février dernier à Lille, dans le cadre de l'affaire du Carlton.
Il y est notamment question de très nombreux textos échangés entre DSK et son ami et entrepreneur du Pas-de-Calais Fabrice Paszkowski, mis en examen le 21 octobre dans ce dossier puis remis en liberté début février. Des "parties fines" organisées spécialement pour lui ? "Veux-tu (peux-tu) venir découvrir une magnifique boîte coquine à Madrid avec moi (et du matériel) le 4 juillet ? " lui envoie notamment DSK. Toujours selon "Le Monde", DSK, alors président du FMI, ne renonce pas à ses activités "libertine(s)". DSK : "Je n'interroge pas les gens sur leur vie privée" "Compte tenu de l'absence de secret de l'instruction dans cette procédure", DSK n'aurait pas souhaité en dire plus sur l'identité des jeunes filles.
Strauss-Kahn on bail in French sex case. Strauss-Kahn probed on 'aggravated pimping' DSK under investigation in prostitution inquiry - FRANCE. Issued on: 26/03/2012 - 22:28Modified: 27/03/2012 - 11:11 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the IMF and a prominent French Socialist, has been placed under formal investigation for his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, his lawyer said Monday. REUTERS - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was placed under formal investigation on Monday by authorities looking into a suspected prostitution ring in the French city of Lille, his lawyer said, following a day of questioning by judges in a closed courtroom. The investigation on suspicion of complicity in a pimping operation is the latest judicial headache for the Socialist ex-finance minister.
The move could lead to a trial but it falls short of charging him. Strauss-Kahn, 62, who was a strong contender to be France’s next president until he was hit with sex-assault charges, now-dismissed, in New York last May, was allowed to leave the court after being questioned by three judges in the case. Protests undermine comeback. Strauss-Kahn warned over alleged prostitution ring. Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is not allowed to have contact with others involved in the probe. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released under a 100,000 euro bailHe is warned over "aggravated pimping" investigationHis lawyers have called the allegations "sensationalist and not without a political agenda"The former IMF chief was questioned by French police last month (CNN) -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was formally warned Monday that he is under investigation for "aggravated pimping" for his alleged participation in a prostitution ring in France, prosecutors said.
He is not allowed to have contact with other people involved in the investigation, nor is he permitted to talk to the media about the case. Strauss-Kahn was released under a 100,000-euro bail, according to prosecutors. Strauss-Kahn is now at a point in the French legal system that comes after an arrest and before charges. CNN's Brian Walker contributed to this report. Dominique Strauss-Kahn Released on Bail. Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged over alleged links with prostitution ring | World news. A French judge has charged the former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn over his alleged links with a prostitution ring.
In a surprise hearing – two days before he had been officially summoned – the veteran French politician was placed under formal investigation and told he faced further questioning on charges of "complicity in aggravated and organised prostitution" and "misuse of company assets".
Investigators want to establish if Strauss-Kahn knew the girls he has admitted having sex with during "libertine" parties in various cities including Paris and Washington, were paid. Strauss-Kahn, 62, has denied having any such knowledge and denied any wrongdoing. He was "mis en examen", the French equivalent of being charged, after being held in police custody and quizzed for two days in February over an alleged high-class prostitution ring centre on the luxury Carlton Hotel in the northern city of Lille.
The charges carry a maximum 20 year jail term. Strauss-Kahn gets preliminary charges in prostitution probe. Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged: Aggravated pimping charges on ex-IMF head. ABC7, AP — In the latest saga surrounding former IMF head and one-time French presidential candidate, Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces charges for procuring prostitutes for hotel "orgy parties" in both Paris and Washington, D.C. Continue reading (Photo: Associated Press) Strauss-Kahn's lawyer said the former IMF chief has been handed preliminary charges alleging he was involved in a French prostitution ring. Investigating judges questioned Strauss-Kahn for several hours Monday.
Lawyer Richard Malka told reporters after Strauss-Kahn left that he was accused of procuring prostitutes and involvement in an "organized gang. " Strauss-Kahn, who was accused by a New York hotel maid of sexual assault last year, was released on a 100,000-euro bail. Strauss-Kahn maintains his innocence. The investigation into the prostitution ring centers on the French city of Lille, where authorities say hotels there served as the base for prostitution, CNN reports. DSK mis en examen à Lille dans le cadre de l'affaire Carlton.
L'ancien directeur général du FMI, Dominique Strauss-Kahn L'audience avait été avancée de deux jours et le résultat est tombé dans la soirée. L'ancien patron du FMI Dominique Strauss-Kahn a été mis en examen ce lundi 26 mars pour "proxénétisme en bande organisée" par les juges en charge de l'affaire dite du Carlton de Lille, ont annoncé ses avocats, qui entendent faire appel de cette mise en examen. Placé sous contrôle judiciaire, DSK échappe néanmoins à la détention provisoire et est ressorti libre de son audition au Palais de justice de Lille, aux alentours de 22h. Enquêtant sur l'affaire du Carlton, une vaste investigation autour d'un réseau de proxénétisme mêlant notables, policiers et avocats du Nord, les magistrats qui instruisent le dossier cherchent à déterminer si l'ancien directeur général du Fonds monétaire international savait que les participantes à des soirées libertines auxquelles il avait pris part, notamment à Paris et Washington, étaient rémunérées.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn questioned over prostitution gang. 26 March 2012Last updated at 17:52 ET Mr Strauss-Kahn's questioning in Lille on Monday came as a surprise Former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been placed under formal investigation in France over alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. The move could lead to formal charges. He has admitted attending parties where the authorities believe prostitutes were provided by a gang, but denies knowing that they were prostitutes.
Last May, he resigned from the IMF after being accused of attempting to rape a hotel maid in New York. The charges were later dropped. The maid, 32, is now bringing a civil case against Mr Strauss-Kahn, which is due to start in New York on Wednesday. 'No inkling' Lawyer Richard Malka said Mr Strauss-Kahn doesn't deny that he attended the parties Mr Strauss-Kahn faces preliminary charges of procuring prostitutes and involvement in an "organised gang", one of his lawyers said. Nafissatou Diallo is bringing a civil case in New York.