French court acquits Dominique Strauss-Kahn of pimping charges
A French court has acquitted former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn of charges of pimping during his tenure.
Strauss-Kahn, commonly referred to in media reports as DSK, was cleared of “aggravated pimping” charges by a presiding judge in the northern French city of Lille on Friday.
According to the verdict, the 66-year-old’s participation in sex parties, which happened while he was in office between 2008 and 2011, was not illegal.
The prosecutor in the case, whose name was not mentioned in the report, said "neither the judicial enquiry nor the hearing have established that Mr Strauss-Kahn is guilty.”
The recent legal case probed allegations that Strauss-Kahn procured prostitutes to attend organized sex parties in Paris, Brussels, and Washington.
In 2011, a New York hotel maid accused the former IMF chief of sexual assault. Although the criminal charge was later dropped and the case was settled out of court, DSK resigned.
He admitted that he had taken part in the parties but rejected allegations of organizing the gatherings, or being aware that paid sex workers were hired for the events.
More than a dozen other defendants who stood trial alongside DSK were also cleared on Friday.
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