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| Dominique Strauss-Kahn verdict: Court to announce whether former IMF chief is guilty of 'aggravated pimping' | Dominique Strauss-Kahn verdict: Court to announce whether former IMF chief is guilty of 'aggravated pimping' |
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| A French court is set to decide whether former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is guilty of “aggravated pimping” following a series of orgies. | A French court is set to decide whether former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is guilty of “aggravated pimping” following a series of orgies. |
| The verdict on Friday will bring an end to a four-year legal saga which was sparked by a New York hotel maid, who accused the financier of sexual assault in 2011. The case was later settled out of court. | The verdict on Friday will bring an end to a four-year legal saga which was sparked by a New York hotel maid, who accused the financier of sexual assault in 2011. The case was later settled out of court. |
| Here is a re-cap of the trial which closed in February | Here is a re-cap of the trial which closed in February |
| Dominique Strauss-Kahn timeline | |
| The claims that put the former IMF chief in the spotlight | |
| Strauss-Kahn 'had brutal anal sex with prostitute', trial hears | |
| French press predicts acquittal of pimping charges | |
| Prosecution calls for acquittal as case all but collapses | |
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| Strauss-Kahn and more than a dozen other defendants - including hotel managers, entrepreneurs, a lawyer and a police chief - are accused of participating in or organising collective sexual encounters in Paris, Washington and in the Brussels region between 2008 and 2011, when Strauss-Kahn was IMF chief, and married. | Strauss-Kahn and more than a dozen other defendants - including hotel managers, entrepreneurs, a lawyer and a police chief - are accused of participating in or organising collective sexual encounters in Paris, Washington and in the Brussels region between 2008 and 2011, when Strauss-Kahn was IMF chief, and married. |
| He told the court that he attended the orgy-like sex parties because he needed “recreational sessions” while he was busy “saving the world” from the financial crash, and stressed he did not know the women involved were prostitutes. | He told the court that he attended the orgy-like sex parties because he needed “recreational sessions” while he was busy “saving the world” from the financial crash, and stressed he did not know the women involved were prostitutes. |
| However, the sex workers have painted a different picture in court, with one describing the parties as “beast-like scenes”. | However, the sex workers have painted a different picture in court, with one describing the parties as “beast-like scenes”. |
| The sometimes tearful testimony of two prostitutes cast a harsh light on Strauss-Kahn's sometimes brutal sexual practices. But they testified that they had never told him directly about their professions. | The sometimes tearful testimony of two prostitutes cast a harsh light on Strauss-Kahn's sometimes brutal sexual practices. But they testified that they had never told him directly about their professions. |
| If found guilty each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted. | If found guilty each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted. |
| But it is predicted that the Kahn will be acquitted due to limited evidence pointing to a punishable crime. | But it is predicted that the Kahn will be acquitted due to limited evidence pointing to a punishable crime. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |