IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is remanded in custody on sexual assault charges, as a New York judge rules he might flee abroadThe judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, is a flight risk. He was arrested on Saturday after boarding a plane, and accused of trying to rape a hotel maid.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, who had been seen as a front-runner in France's presidential election in 2012, denies the charges.
His lawyer expressed disappointment at bail being denied, but said his client would be exonerated.
"This battle has just begun," defence lawyer Benjamin Brafman told the court.
Prosecutors told the court it was not the first time Mr Strauss-Kahn had been involved in such an incident and argued he had been arrested attempting to flee the country.
Defence lawyer Benjamin Brafman contested this, saying the defendant had not tried to flee the scene and was actually rushing for a lunch appointment.
He added that Mr Strauss-Kahn later called the hotel to say he was at the airport and had left a mobile phone in his room.
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