The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, has been rattled by a sex scandal as several members, their wives and daughters accused an influential person with close ties to the prestigious institution of assault. The accused man’s name has not been published in the media due to Swedish laws on the presumption of innocence. The man did not respond to AFP’s request for a comment, though he told Dagens Nyheter he was innocent. Several women spoke openly, allowing the newspaper to reveal their identities, and their stories were corroborated by eyewitnesses, the paper said. The Academy said in a statement that during the meeting, “it emerged that members of the Academy, daughters of Academy members, wives of Academy members and staff of the Academy have experienced unwanted intimacy or inappropriate behaviour” by the man.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 24, 2017 12:45 UTC