Their one point in common is what happened in suite 2806 of the Sofitel, when a naked Mr Strauss-Kahn emerged from the shower, found the maid preparing to clean the room, and seduced her (his version) or forced her (hers) into giving him a brief blow-job.

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They compared the number of children an individual had with the difference in age between him and his partner, or her and hers.

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Or had she simply had enough of people poking around in what she considered to be her business and hers alone?

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