Top French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn dragged off flight at JFK, accused of assaulting maid

BY Michael Daly, Alison Gendar, Joe Kemp and Rich Schapiro
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Originally Published:Saturday, May 14th 2011, 7:15 PM
Updated: Saturday, May 14th 2011, 11:56 PM

Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in hot water with American authorities.

A top French politician nicknamed "the great seducer" was dragged off a flight at Kennedy Airport Saturday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

Port Authority cops grabbed Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund and a presidential hopeful in France, moments before his Air France plane took off about 4:45 p.m.

Strauss-Kahn, 62, allegedly crept up behind a maid after she entered his room and forced her to perform oral sex on him, sources said.

The woman broke free and ran out of the room. Strauss-Kahn quickly headed for the airport, sources said.

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