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Dominique Strauss-Kahn & ‘Aggravated Pimping’ 101

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Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to go on trial for aggravated pimping.

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Everyone’s favorite former global finance leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, will be tried on the charge of “aggravated pimping” for his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring based in France, French authorities announced Friday.

So…what’s aggravated pimping, again? And how does it differ from plain old pimping?

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