Roy with your vast experience in criminal justice I'm sure you as do I have personal opinions, but mine were gained in 35 years in the criminals justice system  and law enforcement business. Assange in his own statement regarding the two Swedish ladies denies  rape but consensual contact. But you and I have seen this a thousand times , "claims of innocence". I don't know if he raped nor do you but you ascribe to the allegations  as proof positive. 

And again Seth Rich was murdered, he was a DNC insider, the E-mails were written by Hillary, John and Debbie, so besides "who " leaked them there is no dispute as to what "they" said in their own  E-mails. It is just like when I caught criminals and they blamed me for catching them. See it is all my fault I"caught" them, not that they broke the law.

So who you gonna believe Assange or your lying eyes?