THE hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her in a New York hotel has been awarded an undisclosed sum after the two parties agreed to settle her civil lawsuit against him.
At a brief hearing in New York State Supreme Court, Justice Douglas McKeon said the terms of deal would remain confidential.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was not required to appear personally in New York but his accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, was present as the judge had ordered.
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