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Strauss-Kahn faces questioning in French prostitution case

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The former IMF chief once again faces questioning in a different sexual misconduct investigation, this one concerning an alleged prostitution ring in France and Belgium.

Feb. 21, 2012 Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at a police station in Lille, France. Prosecutors in Lille are investigating a suspected prostitution ring in France and neighboring Belgium. The former IMF chief said he wants to be questioned by police so that he can debunk claims that he was linked to a suspected hotel prostitution ring. Michel Spingler/AP

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