Strauss-Kahn hotel maid files civil suit

THE maid accusing French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape has filed a civil suit in New York alleging a “sadistic attack” and seeking unspecified compensation.

Her move came as prosecutors deliberated over whether to drop sex assault charges against Strauss-Kahn, or take the former head of the International Monetary Fund and powerful French figure to trial.

The 17-page court filing alleged a “violent and sadistic attack” in the Manhattan Sofitel room where Nafissatou Diallo went to clean Strauss-Kahn’s luxury room on May 14.