Ex IMF boss invited receptionist for a drink

Mon, 23 May 2011

13:36

Dirty old man, and former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who made news lastweek for being indicted on seven charges including forcing a hotel maid to perform oral sex on him, and attempted rape, has more dirt on offer. If he is convicted, Strauss-Kahn faces up to 25 years in prison.

The man apparently sought the company of two female hotel staffers after he checked into Manhattan's Sofitel Hotel one day before his alleged sexual assault on a maid May 14, reports CNN.com.

As a receptionist was personally escorting Strauss-Khan to his suite following check-in, he asked her to stay for some champagne, but the receptionist told investigators she turned him down.

Later,Strauss-Kahn called a different receptionist from his suite to ask if she would join him for a drink in his room after she got off duty. Like the first receptionist, she also declined the former IMF chief's invitation.

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