Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reportedly settled out of court with the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a luxury New York City hotel last May, reports France 24.
French media reported on Friday that the two will settle for $6 million (4.6 million euros), an agreement that would end the 18-month-long saga that brought down one of France's most prominent political figures.
Strauss-Kahn was tipped to win this year's French presidential election before being handcuffed by New York City police in May 2011. He reached the deal with Nafissitou Diallo, a former Sofitel hotel maid, within recent days, the New York Times and NBC television first revealed on Thursday.
The Associated Press said that a court date between the two parties had been set for sometime next week. All of the news outlets that reported the settlement quoted unidentified sources.
Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and Diallo have refused to comment publicly on the alleged agreement between their clients since the media reported it, and there has been no confirmation from authorities.
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