Julian Assange freed after US plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison in the United Kingdom and is en route to Australia after agreeing to a plea deal with the United States. Assange, 52, will plead guilty to a single charge of breaching US espionage law, specifically one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose classified national defense documents.

Assange was freed from Belmarsh maximum security prison on June 24, after spending 1901 days there.