Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn a 'suspect' in prostitution ring

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Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, according to the BBC.

Strauss-Kahn, who had been tipped as a potential Socialist candidate in the April presidential election, is being held in custody at a police station in Lille, Northern France. Police have questioned a number of prostitutes who have admitted having sex with Strauss-Kahn. Strauss-Kahn says he did not know the women were prostitutes. Speaking to French television, his lawyer Henri Leclerc said: "I challenge you to distinguish a naked prostitute from any other naked woman." Mr Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in May after he was charged in New Yor...

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