Strauss-Kahn Questioned Over Prostitution Ring

Police have questioned a number of prostitutes who have admitted to having sex with Mr Strauss-Kahn, who is now being held at a police station in Lille.

French police have arrested eight men on suspicion of misusing corporate funds to pay for sex and organising a prostitution ring. Of the eight men, three of the suspects are said to be close to Strauss-Kahn.

Mr Straus-Kahn, once a strong candidate for the French presidency allegedly took part in sex parties in late 2010 and early 2011 but insists he did not know the women were prostitutes. His lawyer, Henri Leclerc, backed him up telling French television, “I challenge you to distinguish a naked prostitute from any other naked woman.” 

While consorting with prostitutes is legal in France, supplying them to others and misusing company funds to pay for them are not.

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