The man at the centre of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been found guilty and given a two-year jail sentence for a rape in 2011. The man at the centre of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been found guilty and given a two-year jail sentence for a rape in 2011. Man at centre of Nobel sex-abuse scandal gets jail term for rapeJean-Claude Arnault, a major cultural figure in Sweden, faced two counts of rape of a woman seven years ago. He had denied the charges, which have rocked the prestigious academy with seven members either being forced to leave or quitting in April. In May, the academy announced that no prize would be awarded this year.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2018 09:33 UTC