Prosecutor says it has Strauss-Kahn rape complaint

[July 06, 2011]  PARIS (AP) -- The Paris prosecutor's office says it has received a criminal complaint accusing Dominique Strauss-Khan of attempting to rape a young writer eight years ago.

The official receipt of the complaint by novelist Tristane Banon means prosecutors must now decide whether there is enough evidence to charge the former International Monetary Fund chief in France.

Banon says Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in an empty apartment during an interview for a book project, struggling with her on the floor as he tried to tear off her clothes. His lawyers describe the account as "imaginary" and say they plan to file a complaint accusing Banon of slander.

[Associated Press]

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