Man at Center of Nobel Body Scandal Tests Rape Conviction

Man at Center of Nobel Body Scandal Tests Rape Conviction
Frenchman Jean-Claude Arnault is escorted from court after the first day of his appeal trial, in Stockholm, on Nov. 12, 2018. Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP
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STOCKHOLM—The man at the center of the scandal at the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature arrived on Nov. 12, at a Swedish appeals court in handcuffs, hoping his rape conviction and a two-year prison sentence will be reversed.

Jean-Claude Arnault declined to answer reporters’ questions as he arrived at the Svea Court of Appeals.