Man at centre of Nobel body scandal tests rape conviction

By The Associated Press

STOCKHOLM – The man at the centre of the scandal at the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature has arrived at a Swedish appeals court in handcuffs, hoping his rape conviction and a two-year prison sentence will be reversed.

Jean-Claude Arnault declined to answer reporters’ questions as he arrived at the Svea Court of Appeals Monday.

While Arnault is seeking to overturn his rape conviction, the victim’s lawyer wants him convicted of a second rape of the same woman seven years ago.

The charges against Arnault — the husband of a Swedish Academy member — have rocked the prestigious body. He is also suspected of leaking the name of Nobel Prize winners. In May, the academy announced that no prize would be awarded this year.

No date for a ruling by the appeals court was immediately available.

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