If these
charges are true, then Julian Assange is a rapist.
- Used his body weight to hold down Miss A in a sexual manner.
- Had unprotected sex with Miss A when she had insisted on him using a condom.
- Molested Miss A "in a way designed to violate her sexual integrity".
- Had unprotected sex with Miss W while she was asleep.
There's been a lot of debate on this point recently on the internet, but these charges make it pretty clear what we're talking about. There isn't a lot of ambiguity there. Last week Salon had
an interesting post discussing the differences between Sweden and the U.S. rape laws, which sadly highlights the many ways in which U.S. rape laws are not sufficient to protect rape victims, but I think that what is described above would still fit the U.S. definition, at least I hope it would.
H/T Andrew Sullivan
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