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Kansas Frank
I wonder if sex orgy parties are permitted in Montreal. :noidea: If so, DSK should move to Montreal or buy a residence there. :lol:
I love what his lawyer said::nod::lol::thumb:
WSJ reported this:
"In a colorful exchange in a recent radio interview, one of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's lawyers, Henri Leclerc, said the former IMF chief wasn't aware that the women at these parties were prostitutes. "He could well have not realized it, because you see, in these parties, one is not necessarily clothed and I challenge you to tell a naked prostitute from a naked worldly woman," Mr. Leclerc told Europe 1 radio." :amen:
"Dans un échange coloré dans un interview à la radio récemment, l'un des avocats de M. Strauss-Kahn, Henri Leclerc, a déclaré l'ancien chef du FMI n'était pas au courant que les femmes à ces parties étaient des prostituées. "Il aurait très bien pu ne pas s'en rendre compte, parce que vous voyez, dans ces parties, l'une n'est pas nécessairement vêtu et je vous mets au défi de dire une prostituée nue d'une femme nue mondaine», dit M. Leclerc la radio Europe 1."
Here is some interesting excerpts from the WSJ -- can't link the story as it will disappear in a week for nonsubscribers.
EUROPE NEWSFEBRUARY 22, 2012.Strauss-Kahn Questioned by French Police
Inquiries Into Alleged Prostitution Ring Put Former IMF Chief, Once a Presidential Hopeful, Back in the Spotlight
PARIS—Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into custody for questioning over allegations of a prostitution ring operating out of the northern French city of Lille and reaching as far as Washington, putting the onetime French presidential hopeful back into a harsh international spotlight.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn presented himself at the police station at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said a spokeswoman at the Lille prosecutor's office. He is being questioned with regard to an investigation for "complicity in a prostitution network" and "aiding and abetting in the misappropriation of company assets," she said.
The detention is part of an investigation French police are conducting into the alleged prostitution ring. Preliminary charges have been brought against eight people, including a police commissioner and a former regional head of a French company, who was allegedly filing expense reports to cover the costs of the alleged ring. Prosecutors say preliminary charges have been brought against all of them for involvement in a prostitution network.
According to French news reports, Mr. Strauss-Kahn allegedly was invited to parties by the prostitution ring that took place in Paris as well as in Washington—with the last one taking place in the U.S. capital just days before Mr. Strauss-Kahn's ill-fated trip to New York. The reports allege the expenses were covered by the prostitution ring.
A person familiar with the matter confirmed that "prostitutes were brought from France for these parties," saying there were at least "three trips to the U.S. which were for orgies." The person said the "last trip was just before the Sofitel case."
Paying prostitutes isn't illegal in France, but encouraging prostitution by offering them to others and using corporate funds to pay for them is.
Lawyers say it isn't likely that Mr. Strauss-Kahn would face prosecution in the U.S. for soliciting prostitution, even if the French allegations prove to be true. Prosecutors in the U.S. typically pursue cases against the employees or owners of prostitution rings, rather than their customers, the lawyers said.
I love what his lawyer said::nod::lol::thumb:
WSJ reported this:
"In a colorful exchange in a recent radio interview, one of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's lawyers, Henri Leclerc, said the former IMF chief wasn't aware that the women at these parties were prostitutes. "He could well have not realized it, because you see, in these parties, one is not necessarily clothed and I challenge you to tell a naked prostitute from a naked worldly woman," Mr. Leclerc told Europe 1 radio." :amen:
"Dans un échange coloré dans un interview à la radio récemment, l'un des avocats de M. Strauss-Kahn, Henri Leclerc, a déclaré l'ancien chef du FMI n'était pas au courant que les femmes à ces parties étaient des prostituées. "Il aurait très bien pu ne pas s'en rendre compte, parce que vous voyez, dans ces parties, l'une n'est pas nécessairement vêtu et je vous mets au défi de dire une prostituée nue d'une femme nue mondaine», dit M. Leclerc la radio Europe 1."
Here is some interesting excerpts from the WSJ -- can't link the story as it will disappear in a week for nonsubscribers.
EUROPE NEWSFEBRUARY 22, 2012.Strauss-Kahn Questioned by French Police
Inquiries Into Alleged Prostitution Ring Put Former IMF Chief, Once a Presidential Hopeful, Back in the Spotlight
PARIS—Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into custody for questioning over allegations of a prostitution ring operating out of the northern French city of Lille and reaching as far as Washington, putting the onetime French presidential hopeful back into a harsh international spotlight.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn presented himself at the police station at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said a spokeswoman at the Lille prosecutor's office. He is being questioned with regard to an investigation for "complicity in a prostitution network" and "aiding and abetting in the misappropriation of company assets," she said.
The detention is part of an investigation French police are conducting into the alleged prostitution ring. Preliminary charges have been brought against eight people, including a police commissioner and a former regional head of a French company, who was allegedly filing expense reports to cover the costs of the alleged ring. Prosecutors say preliminary charges have been brought against all of them for involvement in a prostitution network.
According to French news reports, Mr. Strauss-Kahn allegedly was invited to parties by the prostitution ring that took place in Paris as well as in Washington—with the last one taking place in the U.S. capital just days before Mr. Strauss-Kahn's ill-fated trip to New York. The reports allege the expenses were covered by the prostitution ring.
A person familiar with the matter confirmed that "prostitutes were brought from France for these parties," saying there were at least "three trips to the U.S. which were for orgies." The person said the "last trip was just before the Sofitel case."
Paying prostitutes isn't illegal in France, but encouraging prostitution by offering them to others and using corporate funds to pay for them is.
Lawyers say it isn't likely that Mr. Strauss-Kahn would face prosecution in the U.S. for soliciting prostitution, even if the French allegations prove to be true. Prosecutors in the U.S. typically pursue cases against the employees or owners of prostitution rings, rather than their customers, the lawyers said.