Strauss-Kahn Called Women at Sex Parties ‘Equipment’ in Text
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his hotel in Lille, northern France, on Feb. 12, 2015.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s treatment of women was again under scrutiny as French judges quizzed him about a text message in which he asked a friend to bring “equipment” to a sex party.
Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, admitted Thursday using the word to refer to women was “inappropriate.” The 65-year-old, who is accused of aggravated pimping, said the use of the phrase doesn’t mean he saw them as sex workers.