Lawyers deny sex assault comments

LAWYERS for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have contested claims from the Paris prosecutor’s office that the former head of the International Monetary Fund admitted to sexual assault. They dismissed allegations by writer Tristane Banon that Mr Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her as “lying accusations”, adding Mr Strauss-Kahn “didn’t hide anything about the exact nature of his relations” with Ms Banon.