Photo Gallery 'With Infinite Sadness'
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund following his arrest over an alleged sexual assault on a hotel maid. Here, an NYPD prisoner movement slip for Strauss-Kahn.
In a letter, Strauss-Kahn (seen here on May 16 in Manhattan Criminal Court) wrote that he was quitting "with infinite sadness" and said he denied all the allegations against him.
Star lawyer Benjamin Brafman is representing Strauss-Kahn, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 32-year-old maid in a luxury hotel in New York.
A courtroom drawing shows Strauss-Kahn and Brafam at a court hearing in New York on Monday.
On Monday, a judge in New York denied bail for the then-IMF head, arguing there was a risk Strauss-Kahn would flee the country. Brafam said that Strauss-Kahn will make a new plea for bail at a court hearing on Thursday.
The search for a successor to Strauss-Kahn had already begun even before he announced his resignation.
Strauss-Kahn was arrested on Saturday at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, shortly before he was due to fly to Paris. This photo shows him going to his court appearance on Monday.
The former IMF head is currently in custody in New York's Rikers Island prison.
In his resignation letter, Strauss-Kahn wrote that he wanted to "protect" the IMF and to "devote all my strength, all my time and all my energy to proving my innocence."
In recent days, Strauss-Kahn had come under increasing pressure to resign.
Members of the media wait outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday ahead of Strauss-Kahn's court appearance.
Strauss-Kahn has been charged with "a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment." It is likely that his candidacy for the French presidency is now at an end, even if he is proven innocent.
Strauss-Kahn had been staying in the Sofitel Hotel in New York. He is said to have tried to force a 32-year-old maid to have sexual relations with him.
The scandal hit the headlines on Sunday.
New York City detective Brian Sessa speaking to the media on Saturday evening. Strauss-Kahn's lawyer said his client will be pleading "not guilty."
A member of the NYPD enters the Sofitel hotel in New York on Saturday.
Strauss-Kahn is married to Anne Sinclair, a Franco-American television journalist (seen here in a 2006 photo). Several years ago, Strauss-Kahn was involved in an affair with an IMF employee but both his career and his marriage survived the scandal.
Strauss-Kahn, known as DSK in France, was considered French President Nicolas Sarkozy's most dangerous challenger as a possible candidate for the French presidency. The Socialist had recently been well ahead of Sarkozy in public opinion polls.
Strauss-Kahn has led the International Monetary Fund since 2007 and has received praise for his leadership of the institution.
