Paris prosecutors dropped an investigation based on French writer Tristane Banon’s claim that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, tried to rape her. The case was dropped due to lack of sufficient proof, though Strauss-Kahn did admit to a smaller charge of sexual assault. The prosecutor’s office say they could not pursue this case as it happened 10 years ago, as the statute of limitations of that charge has only been three years, according to MSNBC News.

Strauss-Kahn quit his job as head of the IMF, after a New York hotel maid accused him of rape; prosecutors also dropped that case. Christine Lagarde was chosen for the position after Strauss- Kahn’s resignation; she is the first woman to head the IMF after Strauss-Kahn. Banon did not file charges against the politician at the time of the incident in 2003, when Strauss-Kahn was a key member of France’s Socialist Party. #