 The judge, Ramona Manglona, sentenced him to the five years he'd already spent behind bars, saying, quote, you will be able to walk out of this courtroom a free man. I hope there will be some peace restored, she said. Just moments before this broadcast, Julian Assange's wife, Stella, and his lawyers, Barry Pollack and Jen Robinson, held a news conference in Canberra. This is Stella Morris Assange.