NEW: Sweden reopens rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Swedish prosecutors announced Monday they will be reopening an inquiry into a sexual assault allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will be seeking his extradition once he has served his prison sentence in the United Kingdom.
Assange, who has denied the sexual assault allegation, is currently being held at London's Belmarsh Prison after being found guilty of skipping bail on those same charges. "There is still probably cause to suspect that Mr. Assange committed rape," she told reporters Monday."The circumstances now allow for extradition to Sweden based on a European arrest warrant. This was not the case prior to April 11."
Assange, an Australian native, founded the website WikiLeaks in 2006 and drew attention over the next decade for releasing sensitive -- and often classified -- information. He was dramatically arrested by British police in April after being thrown out of the Ecuadorean Embassy.
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