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last i heard it was because of sexual assault charges.
If thats the reason thats pretty shaky ground.
Details are still sketchy, but apparently the two cases consist of:
1. Sex that started consensually with a condom, but the condom teared and for some reason the "victim" afterwards claimed that it was non-consensual (eh... blame our national broadcaster if this doesn't make sense). But, the "victim" still allowed Assange to stay at her apartment for the next 5 days, and the two were seen in public acting friendly to each other.
2. While Assange was still allowed to stay at the place of girl 1, he met and had consensual sex with girl two (this isn't disputed). The next morning, while both in her bed, Assange allegedly initiated sex without a condom while she was still sleeping. This is the "rape" charge. After the "rape", the "victim" and Assange had breakfast. The victim brings Assange to the train station on her bike, and buys his train ticket, and asks him to call her.
Later, the two women meet, and if you ask me, they just got [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]ed that he had sex with two different women within 1 week, and went to the police. As an added bonus, one of the women (dunno which) previously published an article on her blog "how to screw your ex-boyfriend via the legal system".
My source:
NOS Nieuws - Twee Zweedse vrouwen vs Julian Assange
their source:
Aftonbladet
Their source: the police file, allegedly.
The lesson that can be learned from this: don't have sex with people you just met. That goes for both the man and the woman. The woman, because you might regret it. The man, because the woman can sue you for rape and ruin your life.