Paris (CNN) -- Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn pushed back Tuesday against allegations that he facilitated prostitution in France, saying there was "no significant evidence" the former International Monetary Fund chief knew young women at parties he attended were being paid for sex. Other suspects held over an investigation into prostitution centered around the city of Lille "said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn did not know that these women were being paid," Strauss-Kahn's lawyer Henri Leclerc said in a news conference. "We hear that these women say otherwise. Well, no! I can tell you these women do not say otherwise," he said. Strauss-Kahn was formally warned Monday that he is under investigation for "aggravated pimping" for accusations that he participated in a prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
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Attorney: There is no evidence Strauss-Kahn knew women at sex parties were paid
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Other suspects say the former IMF chief did not know, Henri Leclerc says
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Strauss-Kahn is warned he is being investigated for "aggravated pimping"
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French police are investigating a high-profile prostitution ring in Lille
One of the sex scandals torpedoed his expected run for the @placeholder presidency this year.