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Strauss-Kahn lawyers deny $6m deal with hotel maid | |
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Lawyers for former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn have denied reports he has settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. | |
They denied reports that a deal of $6m (£3.7m; 4.6m euros) had been agreed and said negotiations were still under way. | |
Mr Strauss-Kahn was held in New York in May 2011 after Nafissatou Diallo said he assaulted her in his hotel suite. | Mr Strauss-Kahn was held in New York in May 2011 after Nafissatou Diallo said he assaulted her in his hotel suite. |
Prosecutors later dropped charges amid concerns about her credibility. | Prosecutors later dropped charges amid concerns about her credibility. |
Lawyers William Taylor III and Amit Mehta said in a statement on Friday that reports of a settlement were "flatly false". | |
"The parties have discussed a resolution but there has been no settlement. Mr Strauss-Kahn will continue to defend the charges if no resolution can be reached," their statement said. | |
'Moral failing' | |
It was reported on Thursday that a deal was said to have been struck in recent days at the Bronx Supreme Court. | |
Details of the deal were not reported at the time and correspondents said they were likely to be subject to a confidentiality agreement. | |
But unnamed sources close to Mr Strauss-Kahn, quoted by France's Le Monde newspaper, said he had planned to pay Ms Diallo $6m. | |
The sources also said half would have been paid by Mr Strauss-Kahn and half would have been loaned to him by his wife Anne Sinclair, from whom he formally separated last month. | |
After charges were dropped Ms Diallo, 33, opened a civil suit for undisclosed damages against the former French politician. Mr Strauss-Kahn, 63, called the lawsuit defamatory and countersued. | After charges were dropped Ms Diallo, 33, opened a civil suit for undisclosed damages against the former French politician. Mr Strauss-Kahn, 63, called the lawsuit defamatory and countersued. |
Her case opened the floodgates to a slew of others sexual allegations against Mr Strauss-Kahn, leading him to resign from his IMF post. | Her case opened the floodgates to a slew of others sexual allegations against Mr Strauss-Kahn, leading him to resign from his IMF post. |
It was widely seen as having ruined his chance of becoming the socialist presidential candidate in his native France. | It was widely seen as having ruined his chance of becoming the socialist presidential candidate in his native France. |
A court date between Mr Strauss-Kahn and Ms Diallo's lawyers is expected next week, although a day has not been set, reports the New York Times. | A court date between Mr Strauss-Kahn and Ms Diallo's lawyers is expected next week, although a day has not been set, reports the New York Times. |
She told police that when she arrived to clean his luxury Manhattan hotel room, he forced her to perform oral sex on him. | She told police that when she arrived to clean his luxury Manhattan hotel room, he forced her to perform oral sex on him. |
He admitted to a "moral failing", but said it was consensual. | He admitted to a "moral failing", but said it was consensual. |
Earlier this year Mr Strauss-Kahn separated from his wife of some 21 years, Anne Sinclair. | Earlier this year Mr Strauss-Kahn separated from his wife of some 21 years, Anne Sinclair. |