Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn avoided conviction on Friday after a court in Lille cleared him of "aggravated pimping" in a trial over sordid sex parties.
The court's verdict drew a line under the latest in a series of legal woes over his sexual escapades.
The 66-year-old merely nodded his head in acknowledgement of the verdict which found him not guilty of procuring prostitutes to take part in sex parties in Paris, Brussels and Washington.
He was heard saying "All that for this" when he left the court.
The economist saw his high-flying career at the head of the International Monetary Fund -- and his French presidential prospects -- implode when a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault in 2011. Full story...
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The court's verdict drew a line under the latest in a series of legal woes over his sexual escapades.
The 66-year-old merely nodded his head in acknowledgement of the verdict which found him not guilty of procuring prostitutes to take part in sex parties in Paris, Brussels and Washington.
He was heard saying "All that for this" when he left the court.
The economist saw his high-flying career at the head of the International Monetary Fund -- and his French presidential prospects -- implode when a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault in 2011. Full story...
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