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Ms Banon says the former IMF chief assaulted her in a Paris flat in 2003 as she attempted to conduct an interview with him.

In a statement that was issued, he said the account given by Ms Banon was "imaginary" .

Strauss-Kahn said Banon's description of events was 'a figment of her own imagination, ' adding that he had filed a complaint for slander.

Through a French lawyer, Mr. Strauss-Kahn has called Ms. Banon's story 'a figment of her own imagination' and filed a complaint for slander.

Ms Banon's account would not make her the first female journalist to be harassed by a powerful man.

This week Tristane Banon, a writer, filed a lawsuit against him for an alleged assault in 2003.

Banon claims Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her when she interviewed him in 2002.

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Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has emboldened many women besides Ms Banon to break France's code of silence over sexual assault.

In France Tristane Banon, a writer, has filed charges against him for attempted rape in 2003.

The alleged sexual assault took place when Tristane Banon was interviewing Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, in an apartment.

The prosecutor's office said that there was evidence of a sexual assault on Tristane Banon but not of attempted rape.

Banon can challenge the decision of Paris prosecutors by filing a new complaint, this time with the dean of Paris investigating magistrates.

Banon's mother says she now regrets having previously told her daughter to stay silent about Strauss-Kahn's alleged rape attempt.

If Banon decides against pursuing this legal avenue, Paris prosecutors would start looking into Strauss-Kahn's slander complaint.

Within hours of Ms Banon announcing her intentions, Mr Strauss-Kahn had instructed his lawyer to file a counteraction for false accusation.

Ms Banon described the assault in detail on an obscure television show broadcast in 2007, but Mr Strauss-Kahn's name was beeped out.

When asked about future plans for Compass, Banon stated that most of the features are driven by user demand.

Mr Strauss-Kahn denies any wrongdoing, and has launched a counter-claim, suing Ms Banon for making false statements.

Ms. Banon first gave her version of events in a 2007 interview with French television channel Paris Premiere.

It is unlikely Ms. Banon's testimony on an incident in 2003 would be admissible if the case went to trial, legal experts said.

Strauss-Kahn has filed a countersuit against Banon alleging defamation of character.

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He was a speaking about the 2002 assault alleged by French journalist Tristane Banon, a law enforcement official later said.

Strauss-Kahn still faces a civil case brought by Diallo along with allegations of attempted rape in France filed by writer Tristane Banon.

A lawyer for the writer, Tristane Banon, said she would file a lawsuit alleging attempted rape.

Ms. Banon has said recently she maintains her accusations.

Tristane Banon, a 31-year-old novelist, alleges Mr Strauss-Kahn attacked her during an interview in an empty apartment in 2002.

Mrs. Banon or her attorney could not be reached for comment.

Ms. Banon is the goddaughter of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's second wife, Ms. Mansouret said.

Much more troubling is a story involving Tristane Banon, a 31-year-old French writer.

Ms Banon spoke of this incident on a chat show in 2007, alleging Mr Strauss-Kahn attacked her when she went to interview him, aged 22.

Camille Strauss-Kahn is a friend of the alleged victim, Tristane Banon.

Kahn's French lawyer Leclerc 11th of this month, said his client and legal team have been to court Banon libel.