‘Nervous’ DSK on trial for pimping

Dominique Strauss-Kahn appeared in court to face accusations of taking part in an international prostitution ring set up to provide him with prostitutes in France and the US

‘Nervous’ DSK on trial for pimping

The former head of the International Monetary Fund, once considered a near shoo-in as France’s president, went on trial in Lille to face charges of aggravated pimping and involvement in a prostitution ring operating out of luxury hotels.

Strauss-Kahn, 65, arrived in a black sedan with tinted windows and drove into an underground parking lot, while other defendants entered the courthouse through a crowd of reporters and cameras, accompanied by their lawyers and watched over by a heavy police and military presence.

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