Dominique Strauss-Kahn - the former head of the IMF and the former favourite for the French presidential race in 2012 - leaves New York. To head home. Despite the press pack, he didn't say one word to journalists. Strauss-Kahn departed with wife Anne Sinclair from JFK airport, where he was arrested on the 14th of May. While sex assault charges against him have been dropped, his legal woes are not over. Sofitel Chambermaid Nafissatou Diallou has filed a civil suit against him in New York demanding damages. In France, judges are investigating the claims of French writer Tristane Banon who says the Socialist politician tried to rape her in 2003.The man known as "DSK" in France ... returns just as the Socialist Party gears up for a primary election to select a candidate for the 2012 race. The two frontrunners are Martine Aubry and Francois Hollande.Strauss_Kahn said on the 23rd of August he would talk more about his arrest on his return to France ...... certain Socialists do not want him to steal the limelight ... [[SUR-TITLE]]FRANCE[[TITLE]]Strauss-Kahn expected in France on Sunday morning[[INTRO]]Dominique Strauss-Kahn is back in France four months after Nafissatou Diallo accused him of attempted rape. He didn't utter a single word to journalists and his fellow Socialists now only hope his return won't disrupt the primaries. [[AUTHOR]]Antoine Mariotti and Nicholas Rushworth