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DSK Charged With "Aggravated Pimping" In France
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 26, 2012
Modified Mar 26, 2012
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You know how former IMF head (and horrible hotel guest) Dominique Strauss-Kahn was being investigated for his involvement in a prostitution ring in France? Well, now prosecutors have charged him with "aggravated pimping." Is that like Kramer wearing the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
Or is "aggravated pimping more like "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" Another question: Will the NY Post use this Photoshop, the way they did with SpitzerPimp?
While having sex with a prostitute is legal in France, providing prostitutes for others is not, and the French media has implicated Strauss-Kahn in the "Carlton Affair" (named for the hotel in Lille where the "sex parties" allegedly occurred) for months. It's believed that DSK spent IMF funds on his debauchery. Strauss-Kahn, through his attorney, has denied having any knowledge that the women were prostitutes, and claims he believed he was attending "swingers' parties."
According to CNN, "He is not allowed to have contact with other people involved in the investigation, nor is he permitted to talk to the media about the case. Strauss-Kahn was released under a 100,000-euro bail." What, no house arrest?
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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