PARIS — Shamed Dominique Strauss-Kahn referred to young women as “luggage” and “gifts” in text messages to friends when planning sex parties, according to a new report.
Strauss-Kahn, who was charged in France on Monday with aggravated pimping and whose US lawyers are in a New York City court today, admitted to French police that he used “inappropriate” language, according to a leaked transcript of the police questioning, French daily Le Monde reported Wednesday.
“Do you want to (can you?) come to a great sexy nightclub in Madrid with me (and some equipment) on July 4?” Strauss-Kahn wrote in a text message to a businessman friend who also was charged.
The 62-year-old admitted his use of object-based words such as “luggage” and “gifts” was “not very sophisticated” but said it was quicker than listing out all the names, the report said.
Lawyers for the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief accused the French daily of quoting selectively from the document and said they would file a legal complaint, AFP reported.
Strauss-Kahn admitted to attending sex parties but said he did not know the women were paid to be there. He told French police he was “naive,” Le Monde reported.
If found guilty over his part in the prostitution ring, he could face up to 20 years in prison.