Re: The rape charges were always bogus
"but he did do some good work in the early days of Wiki leaks"
WikiLeaks did do some good work in the early days of Wiki leaks - FIFY
From what I've read from insiders, all Assange did was damage the credibility of the good work WikiLeaks was doing with whistleblowers to raise his own fame. Something he's continued to do while outside the circle while the anonymous good people have continued to (mostly) do good important leaks.