Sweden charges man at center of Nobel scandal
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June 13, 2018
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The man at the center of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, was Tuesday charged with two counts of rape of a woman in 2011.
Swedish prosecutor Christina Voigt said the evidence "is robust and sufficient for prosecution."
Jean-Claude Arnault, a well-known figure in Sweden who ran a cultural center, is married to poet and member of the Swedish Academy, Katarina Frostenson. He has denied this and other sex abuse allegations.
In April, the Swedish Academy said an internal investigation into...
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