Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Ladies' Man or Sexual Predator?
Nicknamed "the Great Seducer," the International Monetary Fund chief has spoken publicly about his
nity for women and his infidelity. And while flirting and cheating are a far cry from the current allegations, some experts say they fall onto the same spectrum of sexual inappropriateness.
"A lot of people flirt inappropriately, but flirtation is on a continuum with these more extreme problems," said Dr. Gail Wyatt, psychologist, sex therapist and director of the University of California, Los Angeles Sexual Health Program. "People say, 'he's a player,' or 'he's a ladies' man.' But I think these are red flags, not societal markers of being a macho man."
Strauss-Kahn stands accused of forcing a housekeeper at Manhattan's Sofitel Hotel to perform oral sex and submit to anal sex after emerging naked from his suite's bathroom. The married father of four is being held without bail on two counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count of attempted rape, sexual abuse in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment, sexual abuse in the third degree and forcible touching.
Strauss-Kahn has denied the charges and plans to plead not guilty, according to his lawyer, Ben Brafman.
The charges follow earlier allegations by French journalist Tristane Banon that Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her like a "rutting chimpanzee" during an interview nine years ago. Banon said Strauss-Kahn insisted she hold his hand during the interview and made sexual advances that grew violent. "I kicked him several times, he unbuttoned my bra ... and tried to unzip my jeans," Banon said in an interview broadcast on the French cable TV channel Paris Première in February 2007.
Dr. Rob Weiss, founder and director of Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles Said Strauss-Kahn's past transgressions and two failed marriages could hint at a sexual disorder. But Strauss-Kahn's third wife, French journalist Anne Sinclair, is standing by her husband despite his affair with a Hungarian economist Piroska Nagy.
Source:abc
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