Crime | France France Drops DSK Gang Rape Case Woman central to case won't press charges By Matt Cantor Posted Oct 2, 2012 8:33 AM CDT Copied Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn reacts during a meeting in Yalta, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Dominique Strauss-Kahn is off the hook in a gang rape investigation after a French prosecutor dropped the matter. The investigation was canceled after a Belgian woman withdrew testimony fueling the case. She now tells the prosecutor she was consenting and that she won't press charges, CNN reports. "Given all these elements, the offense of rape could not be made, and the Lille prosecution decided to proceed no further with the case, on the ground of 'no offense,'" the prosecutor's office says. But the investigation into the related "Carlton affair"—involving DSK's alleged involvement in a prostitution ring—continues. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Michael Douglas 'had to stop'—but he's not retired. Report an error