Strauss-Kahn moves residence

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has moved from one Manhattan residence to another to await…

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has moved from one Manhattan residence to another to await trial on charges of attempted rape and sexual assault.

Mr Strauss-Kahn relocated to a building on Franklin Street in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood, police said.

State Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus was informed of the new location earlier today by defence lawyers and prosecutors, said a spokesman for the Office of Court Administration. "The judge received a phone call from the parties and they've agreed on a new location," he said.

Mr Strauss-Kahn (62) was arrested on May 14th and released from New York's Rikers Island jail complex on May 20th.

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The former IMF head, who is out on $1 million cash bail and under armed guard, had been staying in an apartment at 71 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. That apartment was chosen as a temporary home after arrangements at an Upper East Side address fell through because of overwhelming media interest in his case.

Mr Strauss-Kahn plans to plead not guilty to the charges, his lawyers have said.

Bloomberg