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Summary Strauss-Kahn is accused of attacking a 32-year-old housekeeper at his $3,000-a-night hotel suite.
A Miami court agreed to free former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn from jail on $1 million bail on the condition that he should be confined to a New York apartment under armed guard while he awaits trial on attempted-rape charges.The 62-year-old French banker and diplomat briefly wore an expression of relief after Supreme Court Justice Michael J Obus announced his decision in a packed courtroom.The ruling didnt immediately free Strauss-Kahn from the citys bleak Rikers Island jail. Authorities need time to review the security arrangements involved in his house arrest.The lawyer who represented Strauss-Kahn at the hearing, William Taylor, called the ruling a great relief for the family.Strauss-Kahn will not only have to post the full $1 million but will also have to take out a $5 million insurance bond. A trial date was not immediately set.The banker is accused of attacking a 32-year-old housekeeper at his $3,000-a-night hotel suite.Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorneys office had argued against his release, citing the violent nature of the alleged offences and saying his wealth and international connections would make it easy for him to flee.
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