Nobel scandal man charged with rape

THE man at the centre of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal at the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature has been charged with two counts of rape of a woman in 2011.

Swedish prosecutor Christina Voigt said the evidence against Jean-Claude Arnault “is robust and sufficient for prosecution”.

Arnault, a well-known figure in Sweden who ran a cultural centre, is married to poet and member of the Swedish Academy Katarina Frostenson. He has denied this and other sex abuse allegations.

In April, the Swedish Academy said an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations found “unacceptable behavior in the form of unwanted intimacy” has taken place within the ranks of the prestigious institution.