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Swedish prosecutors reopen Julian Assange rape case, seek extradition

Prosecutors in Sweden on Monday reopened a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and after a U.S. extradition request over computer hacking charges. Assange, 47, sought refuge in the embassy in in 2012 while facing extradition to Sweden in connection with a sexual assault investigation based on allegations from two women Assange met there in 2010. He has denied the allegations. The case was reopened at the request of one of the alleged victims. The prosecutors' decision Monday complicates U.S. efforts to try Assange for publishing hundreds of thousands of classified documents on WikiLeaks that were leaked by former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. Prosecutors in Sweden also renewed an extradition request for Assange, raising a competing claim to the U.S.'s. It not clear which claim will take priority.

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Felicity Huffman will plead guilty in admissions scam

“Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman will plead guilty Monday to charges that she took part in a sweeping college admissions cheating scam. Huffman agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Authorities say she paid $15,000 to have someone correct the answers on her daughter’s SAT exam to artificially inflate her score. Her prison term – estimated to be four to 10 months – will be followed by a year of probation. She agreed to forfeit the $15,000 and must also pay a $20,000 fine.

Trial to begin for ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II

Former NFL star Kellen Winslow II is due in court Monday in a case that could fuel larger questions about whether head trauma from football helps cause or intensify deviant behavior. Since March 2018, Winslow has been accused of a string of bizarre crimes involving women over 53, including two rapes, exposing his genitals to a third woman and masturbating next to a 77-year-old woman in a hot tub in February. Winslow's lawyers have considered a strategy that might show Winslow lacked “the required mental state” to willfully commit such crimes and have pushed to have two psychiatrists testify about him at trial.

Woodstock 50: Hearing on $17.8 million lawsuit

The fate of Woodstock 50 is in the hands of a judge, with a state Supreme Court hearing scheduled Monday. The hearing is the latest development between Woodstock 50 and the festival’s former financial partner, Dentsu Aegis, over the proposed New York event set for Aug. 16-18. In court papers, Woodstock 50 demanded Dentsu return nearly $17.8 million “in misappropriated” funds. Dentsu withdrew its support for Woodstock 50 in late April and canceled the festival. Promoter Michael Lang fired back that Dentsu had no right to cancel, pledging to proceed with Woodstock 50. The concert would mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival, considered by many to be the crowning achievement of the 1960s counterculture.

Detection of human decomposition in car leads to arrest in missing girl case

A man arrested in connection with the puzzling disappearance of Maleah Davis, 4, outside Houston, is set to appear in court Monday. Trained dogs detected the scent of human decomposition in the car of Derion Vence. He was in jail Sunday on a $1 million bond after he was arrested Saturday and charged with tampering with evidence— a human corpse. Vence, 26, lived with Maleah’s mother, Brittany Bowens, and is believed to be the last person to see the girl before her disappearance more than a week ago. Authorities have declined to say whether they believe Vence killed her, but prosecutors said in court documents filed Saturday that Vence could face additional charges, including murder.