Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies attempted rape and sexual assault
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, has denied attempted rape and the sexual assault of a hotel maid.
“Guardian” writes at a brief hearing at Manhattan criminal court he pleaded not guilty in a strong voice, standing with his defence team and watched by his wife, the millionaire former journalist Anne Sinclair.
Strauss-Kahn's lawyers said they needed six weeks to assess evidence collected by the US authorities. DNA matching Strauss-Kahn's has reportedly been found in semen on the maid's clothing and on carpet from his hotel room. Experts say the defence will probably argue that any sexual contact was consensual.