He reportedly asked: What is this about? before complying, and was not handcuffed. If we had been 10 minutes later he would have been in the air on his way to Paris, said Mr Browne.
Officers first responded to a 911 call from a hotel colleague of the maid, who was later treated in hospital for minor injuries.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was questioned by the NYPD Special Victims Unit before being arrested and charged. He was identified by the alleged victim in a line-up, police said on Sunday night.
The maid had been working at the hotel for three years and was described as a completely satisfactory employee, her bosses said.
IMF officials enjoy diplomatic immunity for acts carried out in their official capacity but this does not apply to Mr Strauss-Kahn in this case, said Mr Browne.
John Sheehan, director of safety and security at the Sofitel, which boasts luxury with a French flair, said: We are working very closely with the NYPD on their investigation.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, a former economics professor, lawyer and finance minister, has since 2007 been the managing director of the Washington-based IMF, which loans money to countries in economic crisis.
He stood for the Socialist partys 2007 presidential candidacy but was defeated by Segolene Royal, who went on to lose the general election to Mr Sarkozy.
He was expected to seek his partys nomination for the 2012 presidential election but complained Mr Sarkozy had begun a smear campaign against him.
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