Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted that he had an appetite for "rough" sex but complained that his sexual activities should not be on trial. During his testimony in the Lille "pimping" trial, the former IMF chief lost his temper as he complained that, in effect, that he was being prosecuted for being Dominique Strauss-Kahn. "I'm beginning to have enough of all this," he said. "Everyone has the right to an opinion on my sexual behaviour in private but it has nothing to do with this case. You would think that I was on trial for deviant sexual practices. But there is no longer any such law (in France)."

When asked why both women now said that they suffered great distress, Mr Strauss-Kahn said, "I think I must have a form of sexuality which is rougher than that of the average. But I had no idea at the time that these experiences were as unpleasant as the women now say." "My sexual behaviour does not impose the necessity of prostitutes," DSK responded. "I don't like prostitution... Prostitution is an infringement of the human liberty of women."

By Premji