we hope that during this time the district attorney will make the necessary decision to dismiss the case against mr. strauss - kahn filed a letter with the office of court administration on monday saying both sides had agreed to the delay " to facilitate both parties continued investigation in this matter , " the letter said william w. taylor , a lawyer for mr. strauss - kahn .
— david gauthier - villars contributed to this article .
ms. banon was interviewed by police on monday as part of a preliminary probe paris prosecutors launched into the attempted rape complaint the 32 - year old woman has filed against mr. strauss - kahn .
the complaint was filed with paris prosecutors on friday , henri leclerc , the lawyer , said .
mr. strauss - kahn has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a maid at the sofitel hotel in manhattan in may .
his lawyers in paris say he will file a counter - claim against banon , the novelist could n't be reached to comment on the slander complaint .
meanwhile , a french lawyer for mr. strauss - kahn said he had filed a complaint for slander against the french novelist who has accused mr. strauss - kahn of attempted rape .
a court hearing for the sexual - assault case against former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss - kahn has been delayed two weeks , until aug. 1 .
the former head of the imf is already fighting legal action in new york , where it is alleged he tried to rape a hotel chambermaid in may .