If Wikileaks is more important than the possible sex offence (as it probably is) then you should ignore info about Assange's personal life. Of course, one should also bear in mind the long term effects of high-profile individuals being seen to get away with sexual assaults.
If Wikileaks is more important than the possible sex offence (as it probably is) then you should ignore info about the Assange's personal life.
The above equation seems very wrong. A better one would be to compare:
Wikileaks is probably more important, however if you choose to ignore the court case, your probable level of ignorance about it is much higher.
From Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight: A Bayesian Take on Julian Assange.