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FRANCE – (BBC) Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to be questioned next week by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring in northern France, officials say. Mr. Strauss-Kahn has been summoned for questioning on Tuesday and can be held for up to 48 hours without charge. He resigned from the International Monetary Fund last May when charged with raping a New York City hotel maid. Although the case was later dropped, it ended his ambitions to run for the French presidency. The latest scandal involves an alleged prostitution ring and the organization of sex parties at luxury hotels in the city of Lille. Consorting with prostitutes is legal in France, but supplying prostitutes to others is illegal. It is also illegal for an official to accept gifts of any kind from a company. Reports say Strauss-Kahn could be charged if magistrates deem he was aware that the women who took part in the sex parties he is alleged to have attended were prostitutes. Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has previously said the former IMF chief thought he was participating in swingers’ parties and had no reason to believe the women were prostitutes. Strauss-Kahn has demanded to be questioned by the judges leading the investigation in the hope it will clear his name. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn have previously said that he will take legal action over his alleged invasion of privacy.

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