New York Times: I.M.F. Head Arrested on Sexual Attack Allegations

Updated: May 14, 2011 | 7:47 p.m.
May 14, 2011 | 7:33 p.m.

The head of the International Monetary Fund was arrested Saturday on accusations that he sexually attacked a hotel maid earlier in the day, The New York Times reported Saturday night.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested minutes before boarding a flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris, authorities told The Times.

Strauss-Kahn is a candidate for president of France. He was accused of sexually attacking a maid at a Times Square.

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