Strauss Kahn sues maid for US$1 million

Former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has filed a counter suit against a hotel maid who accused him of sexual harassment, seeking US$1 million in damages.



Strauss-Kahn was held in New York in May 2011, after the woman alleged he had forced her into sex in his suite in Manhattan's Sofitel Hotel.



Prosecutors later dropped charges amid concerns about Diallo's credibility.



She then opened a civil suit for undisclosed damages against the former French politician.



In his counter suit, Strauss-Kahn is seeking compensation for the loss of his job, defamation and false imprisonment.



His claim also demands further unspecified punitive damages as well as his legal fees.