"And an obscure Swedish law was invoked. It is sometimes called the "surprise sex" law. In essence, it holds that if a woman withdraws her consent at any point during intercourse, and the man continues, it becomes rape. This transition from consensual to non-consensual sex is what Assange is accused of. All this will have to be proved in the court — a Swedish one."
I might have read that the women have now changed their minds about pursuing this, but I could be wrong.
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con77 ago
werent the original charges discredited?
AugustaJulia ago
They had a disagreement about the use of a condom, but it took several days before they reported it as rape to the police.
Here is an article about it: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Sex-accusers-boasted-about-their-conquest-of-WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange/articleshow/7068149.cms
"And an obscure Swedish law was invoked. It is sometimes called the "surprise sex" law. In essence, it holds that if a woman withdraws her consent at any point during intercourse, and the man continues, it becomes rape. This transition from consensual to non-consensual sex is what Assange is accused of. All this will have to be proved in the court — a Swedish one."
I might have read that the women have now changed their minds about pursuing this, but I could be wrong.