Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and charged with a "criminal sexual act", attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment.
现年62岁的斯特劳斯-卡恩在星期天上午早些时候被捕，并且被指控性侵、**未遂和非法监禁。
The prominent French socialist, who was expected to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency next year.
卡恩被认为是在明年法国大选中萨科齐的一大劲敌。
His lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said he would "plead not guilty" while his wife, Anne Sinclair, a French television journalist, said: "His innocence will be established".
卡恩的律师，本杰明·布莱夫曼称卡恩将会证明他无罪。同时，卡恩的现任妻子安妮·辛克莱（法国电视台主持人）称，卡恩的清白定会得到证明。
After allegedly fleeing to New York's John F Kennedy airport, leaving his mobile phone and other belongings, he was dramatically captured onboard an Air France flight to Paris that was parked on the tarmac and 10 minutes from take-off.
事发后，卡恩匆忙赶往纽约肯尼迪国际机场，但是却将手机及其它行李留在了酒店。戏剧性的是，就在飞机起飞的前10分钟时，卡恩被捕了。
"He came out of the bathroom naked, ran down a hallway to ... where she was and began to sexually assault her," said Paul Browne, a New York Police Department spokesman.
纽约警局发言人布朗称，“他赤身裸体从浴室中走出来，走向该服务员，并试图对其进行性侵犯”。
Mr Strauss-Kahn then left. "It looked like he got out of there in a hurry," said Mr Browne.
其后卡恩便离开了。布朗说，“从具体情况来看，他走的相当的匆忙”。