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| Dominique Strauss-Kahn verdict live: former IMF chief found not guilty of 'aggravated pimping' | Dominique Strauss-Kahn verdict live: former IMF chief found not guilty of 'aggravated pimping' |
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| Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is not guilty of “aggravated pimping”, a French court has ruled. | Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is not guilty of “aggravated pimping”, a French court has ruled. |
| A judge in Lille described Mr Strauss-Khan, commonly known as "DSK" as a "libertine" and a "customer", but said he was not a pimp. | A judge in Lille described Mr Strauss-Khan, commonly known as "DSK" as a "libertine" and a "customer", but said he was not a pimp. |
| Prosecutors had recommended that the Parti Socialist politician not be charged over allegations of offences at the Carlton Hotel in Lille. | Prosecutors had recommended that the Parti Socialist politician not be charged over allegations of offences at the Carlton Hotel in Lille. |
| Here is a re-cap of the trial which closed in February | Here is a re-cap of the trial which closed in February |
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| Strauss-Kahn and more than a dozen other defendants - including hotel managers, entrepreneurs, a lawyer and a police chief - were 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 - were 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. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |