After the arraignment, Brafman told reporters, "This battle has just begun. ... We think this case is very defensible."
Prosecutors during Monday's hearing detailed a list of charges against Strauss-Kahn, including two counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, one count of first-degree attempted rape, one count of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree unlawful imprisonment, one count of forcible touching, and one count of third-degree sexual abuse.
"The top charge, criminal sexual act in the first degree, is a class B violent felony, carrying with it a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison," the New York district attorney's office said.