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19 May 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 17:27 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Strauss-Kahn lawyer William Taylor said the idea of his client skipping bail was “ludicrous”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail by a judge in a New York court, after being formally charged with trying to rape a hotel maid.<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn had earlier resigned as the International Monetary Fund’s boss.<\/p>\n

His lawyers said he was honourable and would not try to abscond. Prosecutors said he had “incentive to flee”.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus imposed $1m cash bail and said there must be 24-hour home detention, with an armed guard and electronic monitoring.<\/p>\n

The judge said one armed guard must be deployed at all times, at Mr Strauss-Kahn’s expense, and the defendant must surrender all travel documents. In addition to the $1m (\u00a3618,000) cash bail, a $5m insurance bond would also apply.<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn will spend a fourth night at the notorious Rikers Island prison on Thursday before the bail papers are signed.<\/p>\n

He will appear in court again on 6 June, when he will formally enter a plea. He has denied all the accusations against him.<\/p>\n

‘Life of ease’<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn’s wife, Anne Sinclair, was in court for Thursday’s hearing.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman – who was not wearing handcuffs or shackles, but was flanked by four police officers – smiled at her as he entered the Manhattan courtroom.<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn had been denied bail at an earlier hearing on Monday.<\/p>\n

But defence lawyers said the prosecution’s bail position was unfair and not consistent with the law.<\/p>\n

The prosecution said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, had left the alleged crime scene with “unusual haste” and that any bail arrangement would be insufficient.<\/p>\n

The judge asked for details of Mr Strauss-Kahn’s financial situation.<\/p>\n

The defence said he had a net worth of roughly $2m and offered $1m bail.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor John McConnell said this was “unreasonable”, adding: “We are in possession right now of only one passport. We simply don’t know what other documents he has access to or could get.”<\/p>\n

He said Mr Strauss-Kahn had the means to live “a life of ease and comfort” in parts of the world “beyond this country’s jurisdiction”.<\/p>\n

But Mr Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer, William Taylor, said: “The prospect of Mr Strauss-Kahn teleporting himself to France and living there as an accused sex offender, fugitive, is ludicrous.”<\/p>\n

After the ruling, Mr Taylor said: “We want to express our pleasure that the judge has made this decision. It’s great relief to the family to be able to have him with them.”<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn has now been formally charged following a grand jury hearing, attended on Wednesday by his accuser, a 32-year-old originally from Guinea in west Africa.<\/p>\n

The charges set out by the New York district attorney’s office<\/a> included four felony counts – two of criminal sexual acts, one of attempted rape and one of sexual abuse – plus three misdemeanour offences, including unlawful imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance said Mr Strauss-Kahn had been indicted on all the charges presented to the grand jury.<\/p>\n

The incident allegedly took place at New York’s Sofitel hotel on 14 May.<\/p>\n

Mr Strauss-Kahn earlier announced his resignation from the IMF.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on the IMF website<\/a> late on Wednesday, he said he had resigned with “infinite sadness” but wanted to “devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence”.<\/p>\n

His resignation has sparked debate about his successor.<\/p>\n

Leading voices in Europe say another European should head the fund.<\/p>\n

A number of figures have voiced support for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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