WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a deal to plead guilty to one count of violating the US espionage law, prosecutors said in court papers on Monday.He is due to appear in a US federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands this week where he is expected to be sentenced to time served and allowed to return home to Australia.Following are some key events and details in Assange's life:July 1971 - Assange is born in Townsville, Australia, to parents involved in theatre.
He completes the sentence early but remains in jail pending extradition hearings.May 13, 2019 - Swedish prosecutors reopen their investigation and say they will seek Assange's extradition.June 11, 2019 - The U.S. Justice Department formally asks Britain to extradite Assange to the United States to face charges that he conspired to hack U.S. government computers and violated an espionage law.Nov.