Was he detained/charged at all?
As for 'widely known sort of leftists' - sources?
Interestingly:
CORRECT: Swedish Prosecutor To Look Into Assange Case This Week - WSJ.com
Under Swedish law, molestation is defined broadly and can refer to anything from groping someone to inappropriate, non-sexual behavior, for example, disrupting public order.
As I understand it Swedish law has an extremely broad definition of rape which includes almost any non-consensual or inappropriate activity. So if the rape case has been dropped, I'd suggest that makes a conviction for molestation somewhat unlikely.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
In this case the press found out about the warrant immediately but Assange didn't - which certainly seems bizarre to me.
