International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (front 2nd R) leaves New York Police Department Special Victims Unit headquarters in Harlem May 15, 2011. Strauss-Kahn was charged on Sunday with trying to rape a New York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes of becoming France's next president. The hotel maid, 32, alleged Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her in his suite at the upscale Sofitel in Times Square on Saturday, police spokesman Paul Browne said. He's expected to plead not guilty to the charges, and he awaits his first court appearance on attempted rape charges after giving police permission to examine him for physical evidence of scratches and DNA from his accuser. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]