Wikileaks

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected an application for the 49-year-old to be released with strict conditionals

Julian Assange is hailed a hero counting celebrities among his supporters. But he's made powerful enemies and the law has finally caught up with him.

The WikiLeaks founder faces an 18-count indictment, alleging a plot to hack computers and a conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information.