Book: Strauss-Kahn Raped Mexican Maid

The Business Insider reports:

A woman who claims to be a former colleague of Dominique Strauss-Kahn wrote a book that says the IMF chief is "credited with several alleged sexual assaults, including a Mexican maid."

According to a translation of an article by El Universal, the book, written in French, was penned "by a former collaborator of Strauss-Kahn who used the pseudonym "Cassandre" to refer to details of the officer's personal life."

The mystery author of "D.S.K: The Secrets of a Presidential Contender," alleges that the IMF chief sexually assaulted a maid in Mexico, "when he made an official working visit.. Apparently this incident was not reported to the authorities."

A Mexican news agency, El Universal, cited an article in an Italian paper called Corriere della Sera that discusses the book.

The Mexican chambermaid allegation was also cited in the Daily Mail today.

The book, which is apparently zooming up the Amazon charts in France, was published last year, according to the New Yorker, and includes this passage about Strauss-Kahn:

He is always on the hunt for new women. He is a pleasure seeker. Like all great political animals, he has trouble controlling himself. His eye for women is sharp as a laser. When he enters a cafe, an office or any public place, the ritual is the same.

He does a little survey, turning his head almost imperceptibly to the left, then to the right, while carrying on talking. It lasts only a few seconds, just enough time to evaluate his chances. After identifying his prey, he bombards them with text messages, usually with the opening salvo “I want you”.