French inquiry dropped
A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped, reports said yesterday.
The prosecutor's office said the evidence suggested sexual assault - a less serious offence than attempted rape, with a shorter statute of limitations.
Writer Tristane Banon had accused Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape in 2003.
Her accusation emerged while Strauss-Kahn was accused of rape in New York; that case was later dropped.
Prosecutors said in a statement that "it is clear that, for lack of sufficient proof, a prosecution may not be initiated over the count of attempted rape, but facts that could be described as sexual assault have meanwhile been recognised".
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