Paris ( CNN ) -- A French politician said Monday that International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn , who is facing sexual assault charges in New York , attacked her daughter in 2002 . Anne Mansouret , a member of parliament for the Socialist Party , said she cautioned her daughter , Tristane Banon , not to file a police report at the time , saying it might adversely impact her career . At the time , Banon was an aspiring journalist . Strauss-Kahn was never charged . However , in light of the charges against Strauss-Kahn after an alleged incident at a Sofitel hotel in New York on Saturday , Banon 's attorney in France , David Koubbi , said he and the young woman are considering whether to file a complaint . Strauss-Kahn 's attorney in France , Leon Lef Forster , did not immediately respond to CNN 's requests for comment on the allegations . One of his New York attorneys , Benjamin Brafman , said Sunday his client is innocent of the alleged assault in New York , and he pledged to vigorously defend him in court on those charges . Who is Strauss-Kahn ? Mansouret told CNN her daughter had asked to interview Strauss-Kahn , and met him in his office in the National Assembly . The initial interview went well , she said . However , Strauss-Kahn sent Banon a text message later , saying he was not happy with the interview and asking if he could speak with her again . He sent her an address , she said . Banon went to the address , where Strauss-Kahn then locked the door to the room they were in , took her hand and grabbed her arm , according to Mansouret . Banon told him to let her go , and the incident ended with the two struggling on the floor , Mansouret said . Banon managed to escape the apartment and locked herself in her car outside , calling her mother . Mansouret said she arrived about an hour and a half later to find her daughter still locked in the car and looking `` roughed up . '' The heel of one shoe was broken , Mansouret recalled to CNN . But Mansouret told her daughter not to file a complaint out of concern she would become known as Strauss-Kahn 's victim . Banon is now 31 and a journalist . Her mother said it is up to her whether to take any legal action against Strauss-Kahn . CNN does not typically name assault victims , but Mansouret said her daughter gave permission for her name to be disclosed . CNN 's Saskya Vandoorne contributed to this report .
Anna Mansouret says she told her daughter not to file a police report . But Tristane Banon 's attorney says they are considering whether to file a complaint . The young woman is now 31 and a French journalist .