THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: IMF head facing second sexual assault charge as his lawyers claim to have proof he was in a restaurant with his daughter at the time of the alleged New York attack.The lawyer for a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn nine years ago says she wants to file a legal complaint against the International Monetary Fund chief.
Lawyer David Koubbi says Tristane Banon did not file suit earlier due to "pressures" she faced over the alleged 2002 sexual assault by Strauss-Kahn and was dissuaded by her own mother, a regional Socialist official.
Mr Koubbi told RTL radio on Monday he is likely to file suit for Ms Banon now because "she knows she'll be heard and she knows she'll be taken seriously".
The IMF chief – a possible Socialist contender in France's 2012 presidential race – is in custody in New York after being accused of a weekend sexual assault against a hotel maid.
Lawyers for Mr Strauss-Kahn have proof the IMF chief was at a restaurant having lunch with his daughter at the time he was alleged to be sexually assaulting a hotel maid, France's RMC radio reported on Monday. » | Monday, May 16, 2011
