Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail¹ by a judge in a New York court, after being formally charged with trying to rape² a hotel maid.

多米尼克·斯特劳斯-卡恩在纽约一家法庭中被获准假释，此前他因涉嫌强健一名酒店清洁工被提起诉讼。

Mr Strauss-Kahn had earlier resigned as the International Monetary³ Fund's boss.

His lawyers said he was honourable⁴ and would not try to abscond⁵（逃匿） . Prosecutors⁷ said he had "incentive⁸ to flee".

Supreme⁹ Court Justice Michael Obus imposed $1m cash bail and said there must be 24-hour home detention¹⁰, with an armed guard and electronic monitoring.

The judge said one armed guard must be deployed¹¹ at all times, at Mr Strauss-Kahn's expense, and the defendant¹² must surrender all travel documents. In addition to the $1m (£618,000) cash bail, a $5m insurance bond would also apply.

Mr Strauss-Kahn will spend a fourth night at the notorious Rikers Island prison on Thursday before the bail papers are signed.

He will appear in court again on 6 June, when he will formally enter a plea. He has denied all the accusations¹³ against him.

'Life of ease'

Mr Strauss-Kahn's wife, Anne Sinclair, was in court for Thursday's hearing.

The Frenchman - who was not wearing handcuffs（手铐） or shackles¹⁴（脚镣） , but was flanked by four police officers - smiled at her as he entered the Manhattan courtroom.

Mr Strauss-Kahn had been denied bail at an earlier hearing on Monday.

But defence lawyers said the prosecution¹⁵'s bail position was unfair and not consistent with the law.

The prosecution said Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, had left the alleged¹⁶ crime scene with "unusual haste" and that any bail arrangement would be insufficient¹⁷.

The judge asked for details of Mr Strauss-Kahn's financial situation.

The defence said he had a net worth of roughly $2m and offered $1m bail.

Prosecutor⁶ John McConnell said this was "unreasonable¹⁸", adding: "We are in possession right now of only one passport. We simply don't know what other documents he has access to or could get."

He said Mr Strauss-Kahn had the means to live "a life of ease and comfort" in parts of the world "beyond this country's jurisdiction¹⁹（司法权） ".

But Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyer, William Taylor, said: "The prospect²⁰ of Mr Strauss-Kahn teleporting himself to France and living there as an accused sex offender²¹, fugitive²², is ludicrous."

After the ruling, Mr Taylor said: "We want to express our pleasure that the judge has made this decision. It's great relief to the family to be able to have him with them."