Julian Assange will not be charged by Swedish authorities over allegations of sexual assault made in 2010 as the statute of limitations on two cases against him has run out.
The Wikileaks founder will still face allegations of rape, also made in 2010, but which Swedish prosecutors have an additional five years to investigate.
Mr Assange denies all the charges and has remained inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since June 2012. Ecuador granted him asylum in the same year.
The 44-year-old has not been charged by Swedish authorities but a European arrest warrant has been issued. He was wanted by authorities on four allegations involving rape and sexual assault made by two women in 2010.
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The Swedish Prosecution Authority confirmed it was unable to charge the Australian for the two cases of sexual misconduct, and that a third case of sexual molestation would be "time-barred" from 18 August.
Swedish prosecutors failed to bring charges of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion against Mr Assange within five years of them being reported. However, they have another five years to investigate the rape allegation against his name.
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Mr Assange claims that should Britain extradite him to Sweden, he would then be taken to the United States where he faces charges for one of the largest leaks of classified military and diplomatic information in history.
Additional reporting by Reuters and Associated Press
