Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial in France today accused of pimping.
The 65-year-old is accused of helping to procure sex workers for an alleged prostitution ring.
His lawyers say that although he attended sex parties at a hotel in the city of Lille, he did not know some of the women were prostitutes.
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It's the latest controversy to hit Mr Strauss-Kahn, after he was arrested on charges of attempted rape in New York in 2011 - those charges were later dropped.
Paris Correspondent with the London Independent John Lichfield has explained the background to these proceedings:
