Mr Estrada, aged 60 and now on the plump side, might seem to be an unlikely womaniser.

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Nevertheless, he was a womaniser with uncalculated conquests and seven known children.

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During his trial last year, which lasted five months, prosecutors painted Mr Spector as a serial womaniser with a penchant for lavish living and guns.

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Then there was Mr Strauss-Kahn's history as a womaniser to consider.

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