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May 20, 2011

Ex-IMF Chief Allowed Free on $1 Million Bail 
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Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been
granted $1 million bail following his arrest on allegations of attempted
rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. On Thursday, a New York City
judge agreed to allow Strauss-Kahn's release from the prison on Riker's
Island to undergo 24-hour house arrest. District Attorney Cyrus Vance
said a grand jury has indicted Straus-Kahn on all charges.

Cyrus Vance: "Under American law these are extremely serious charges.
Based on the grand jury's determination that the evidence supports the
commission of non-consensual forced sexual acts, the defendant was
indicted on all of the charges presented to the grand jury including
criminal sexual act in the first degree."



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