LONDON - LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks' Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for jumping UK bail in 2012.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has apologized unreservedly for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy.
In a letter read by attorney Mark Summers, Assange says he found himself "struggling with terrifying circumstances" and did what he thought best.Assange sought asylum in the South American country's London embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations.
The secret spiller faces up to a year in prison when he is sentenced at London's Southwark Crown Court. Summers told a courtroom packed with journalists and WikiLeaks supporters on Wednesday that Assange sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy because "he was living with overwhelming fear of being rendered to the U.S."
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