[gsnedders]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/11/assange-brande... was the conviction; the sentencing was at the end of the same month.

[soulofmischief]

That link doesn't say anything about rape charges, just the charges for failing to appear in court.

The article also slyly paints him in a negative light just for resisting what he considered to be an unlawful arrest, which is the natural right of any human being.