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If I recall correctly the sexual assault thing ended up being entirely fabricated.

• arp242 5y ago
  The cases eventually just expired, and with all hubhub I think the Swedish prosecution also just realized it was becoming a bit pointless. There are some people who claim it was all fabricated by secret U.S. agents or whatever, but that's little more than a conspiracy theory – the allegations were pretty credible, although obviously never proven in court. As with many things, it's not just the allegations that are damning, but also Assange's response to them, which was less than graceful, to put it mildly.
  • mannanj 5y ago
    Yep so basically "it seems credible he did it" but it also "seems credible US agents fabricated it". So which do you think it is more likely?
    • afavour 5y ago
      At that point what’s the use speculating? You’re not going to get a conclusive answer.
    • arp242 5y ago
      > seems credible US agents fabricated it This is not credible at all. Literally no evidence for it.
  • monocasa 5y ago
    The more serious charges didn't expire, they were dropped.
    • arp242 5y ago
      "Dropped" only in the sense "there is no sense in pursuing them", not "dropped" in the sense "we don't think they have any merit".
      • monocasa 5y ago
        Can you provide a citation for that?