London, Oct 14 (ANI): Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been cleared of all attempted rape charges against him - but Paris prosecutors said he had "sexually assaulted" his alleged victim.
The 62-year-old had been accused of attacking French writer Tristane Banon in a flat in Paris in 2003. She claimed he grappled with her "like a rutting chimpanzee."
Following a three-month inquiry, the judges said the violence shown by Strauss-Kahn happened such a long time ago that a criminal case could not be launched.
While the statute of limitations for attempted rape is 10 years in France, it is only three years for sexual assault.
The judges confirmed that the 'sex acts' exchanged between the two had taken place, and that Strauss-Kahn had been unnecessarily violent.
"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," the Telegraph quoted a spokesman for the Paris prosecutors' office as saying.
Strauss-Kahn escaped similar charges in New York this year. (ANI)
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