to paris and washington and has snared other high-ranking officials. it s very obvious that in a country where a little adultery is never a problem for a political career he s pushed it way beyond that and he s seemed to have an unexhaustible taste for sexual adventures. reporter: mr. strauss-kahn was first arrested in new york last year for the attempted rape of a hotel chambermaid. but the evidence was deemed unreliable and the charges eventually dismissed. his name appeared in this inquiry in the autumn. two of his business associates are already under investigation for hiring prostitutes and misusing corporate funds to pay for them. it s illegal in france for a public official, as he was in 2010, to accept a gift from a company. that includes sex. it is also alleged the former imf chief brought his own women to these parties. that would be classed as pimp g pimping, which also carries a criminal charge. a year ago dominique strauss-kahn was the social party s presiden