Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017.<\/p>\n
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fathered two children with a lawyer representing him while he was sequestered in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, according to a British newspaper on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The mother of his children, 37-year-old South African lawyer Stella Morris, told The Mail on Sunday the couple have two sons, aged 1 and 2, both conceived while Mr. Assange was in the embassy and kept secret from media and intelligence agencies monitoring his activity.<\/p>\n
The paper said Ms. Morris has been engaged to Mr. Assange since 2017.<\/p>\n
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Both of their children are British citizens. Mr. Assange watched the births on a video link, the paper said.<\/p>\n
Australian-born Mr. Assange was dragged out of the embassy last year after a seven-year standoff and is now jailed in Britain fighting extradition to the United States on computer hacking and espionage charges.<\/p>\n
His supporters say the U.S. case against him is political and he cannot receive a fair trial.<\/p>\n
Ms. Morris said she had chosen to speak out now because she was worried about his susceptibility to the coronavirus in jail.<\/p>\n
The paper quoted her as saying, I love Julian deeply and I am looking forward to marrying him.<\/p>\n
She added, I am now terrified I will not see him alive again.<\/p>\n
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fathered two children with a lawyer who was representing him while he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London fighting extradition, the lawyer told a British newspaper on Sunday. Lisa Bernhard has more. Reuters <\/p>\n
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