Strauss-Kahn returns to frosty reception

Homecoming marks end of three-month legal battle

PARIS - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his presidential hopes shattered by a sex assault scandal that rocked his homeland, returned on Sunday to France facing a frosty public reception and unease among his political allies.

The former IMF chief arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport at about 7 am with his wife Anne Sinclair. Police escorts whisked the couple through the terminal, past waiting media, and into a car.