Investigators in France are looking into an allegation of possible gang rape against the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, along with three others. Mr Strauss-Kahn says he took part in such parties but never used force on anyone. Stuart Hughes reports from Paris.

法国调查人员正在研究一项针对前IMF主席卡恩及另外三人涉嫌集体淫乱的指控，卡恩称自己参加过这种聚会但从未强迫过任何人。Stuart Hughes在巴黎报道。

Judges investigating what's become known as the Carlton Affair after the exclusive hotel in Lille, which was allegedly the centre of a prostitution ring, are already looking into claims of pimping, the misuse of corporate funds and money laundering. Now they've submitted new evidence which, they say, could implicate Dominique Strauss-Kahn and other associates in a gang rape. A Belgian woman known only as Marie Anne S has alleged she was forced to take part in a sex act against her will at a party attended by Mr Strauss-Kahn at a hotel in Washington DC in December 2010.

由于据说里尔一家高级旅馆是卖淫团伙的活动中心，法官目前正调查所谓的“卡尔顿酒店事件”，同时还调查了拉皮条、滥用公司基金和洗钱的罪行。如今他们递交了新的证据，称这将使卡恩和同伙涉入集体淫乱罪。一位名叫Marie Anne S的比利时女子称2010年12月在华盛顿一家酒店，自己被迫进行性行为，当时卡恩也参加了那次聚会。