IMF chief Strauss-Kahn's lawyer defends client
A court in New York has remanded IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in custody on charges of sexual assault.
The judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a flight risk. He was arrested on Saturday after boarding a plane, and accused of trying to rape a hotel maid. Mr Strauss-Kahn, who had been seen as a front-runner in France's presidential election in 2012, denies the charges.
His lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told the court he believed it was quite likely his client would ultimately be exonerated.
16 May 2011