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Former IMF chief made advances on 3 other women

Last updated on: May 23, 2011 11:44 IST

Image: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn gestures during his bail hearing inside of the New York State Supreme Courthouse in New York.
Photographs: Reuters Betwa Sharma in New York

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, charged with sexually assaulting a chambermaid, reportedly made advances on two other hotel employees and a flight attendant on Air France, a media report said.

Moments before he was taken off a France-bound flight last week, Strauss-Kahn reportedly told the flight attendant, 'what a nice a**' or in French, 'Quel beau cul!', The New York Post reported.

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Former IMF chief made advances on 3 other women

Image: Sofitel hotel from where IMF chief was arrested.
Photographs: Reuters

The paper said that Strauss-Kahn first tried to hit on the receptionist, who escorted him to his room at the Sofitel hotel where he was staying in a $3,000 a night room.

Strauss-Kahn, who was once viewed as a possible contender for the 2012 elections in France, reportedly asked her to join him for champagne after she finished her shift.

The receptionist refused and described the invitation as 'inappropriate' to the police.

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Former IMF chief made advances on 3 other women

Image: Wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves New York Court with daughter.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The next day, Strauss-Kahn reportedly hit on another receptionist, who had checked him into the hotel, the previous day.

He also asked her to join him for champagne but she too refused, according to The Post.

Strauss-Kahn left Rikers Island prison on Friday, after coughing up $6 million in bail. He  has been put under house arrest and he has to wear an electronic monitoring device.

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Former IMF chief made advances on 3 other women

Image: Stories regarding the arrest of Strauss-Kahn on the front pages of tabloids.
Photographs: Reuters

The former IMF chief, who was indicted on seven counts on Thursday, allegedly forced the 32-year-old maid at the Sofitel hotel in Manhattan to perform sex.

He was taken into custody a few minutes before his Air France flight departed for Paris, on late Saturday afternoon.

Strauss-Kahn denies wrongdoing and is expected to plead not guilty.

He has also shelled out 200,000 for armed guards.

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