Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a prominent member of France’s Socialist Party, was arrested in New York on May 15, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. The charges forced Strauss-Kahn to resign from his post as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and ruined his chances of running in France's 2012 presidential election. The criminal case against him unravelled in July after prosecutors acknowledged there were serious questions about his accuser's credibility, after which all criminal charges were dropped. Strauss-Kahn, known in France as DSK, now faces a civil case filed by the New York hotel maid.
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