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Sex parties attended by Dominique Strauss-Kahn were described by witnesses as “carnage with a heap of mattresses on the floor,” a newspaper said yesterday, citing a report by French judges who charged him with pimping.
According to the French daily Le Figaro, the judges argue in their report that the parties centered around Strauss-Kahn — who was the “king of the party” — and took place only when he was around.
The former IMF chief and 12 other defendants were was ordered last month to stand trial on charges of “aggravated pimping as part of a group” in an alleged prostitution ring in the northern French city of Lille. He has denied all charges.The so-called “Carlton affair” came to light after Strauss-Kahn resigned from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund over an alleged sexual assault on a New York City hotel maid.
They also argue that he made available a flat that he rented for the orgies.
Le Figaro published extracts from a legal document in which judges probing the case laid out the reasons why they ordered the 64-year-old Strauss-Kahn to face trial.
The case centers on allegations that prostitutes were supplied for sex parties, some of which are said to have taken place at Lille’s upscale Carlton Hotel. Magistrates are examining whether Strauss-Kahn knew that the women involved in the orgies were being paid, a claim he has always strenuously denied.
Based on countless statements from witnesses including prostitutes, the magistrates said in the report that the sex parties had been variously described as a form of “sexual consumption” or as “carnage with a heap of mattresses on the floor.”
The judges argued that it was not just a question of “debauchery,” but of “ordering services.”
The case also centres on whether Strauss-Kahn helped organise the parties.
One of Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers has denounced the decision to go to trial -- which could take place next year -- as part of a “relentless” judicial campaign against his client.
The pimping charge against Strauss-Kahn is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up 1.5 million euros ($2 million).
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