IMF chief due to face criminal court for attempted sexual attack
International Monetary Fund 62-year-old managing director, Mr Strauss-Kahn was due to face a judge at New York City criminal court accused of a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment, “The Telegraph” writes.
IMF chief yet didn’t appear in court, as his legal team announced that he would be undergoing further medical tests before being formally charged.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested and provisionally charged by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, after being seized on an Air France jet waiting to take off on the tarmac of New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
The prominent French socialist, who was expected to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency next year, allegedly assaulted a 32-year-old maid who had arrived to clean his £1,855-a-night suite at the luxury Sofitel near Times Square, at 1pm on Saturday.