A British judge on Tuesday granted bail to WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange, according to The Guardian. As part of the deal, Assange must post £200,000 (about $316,000) in security and a surety of £40,000 (about $63,000) from two people.

Assange must also follow a curfew, check in with police every day at 6pm, and surrender his passport. He will stay at Ellingham Hall in Suffolk, a home owned by Vaughan Smith, founder of the Frontline club in London. First, however, he must come up with the £200,000 and present it to the court in cash. Several celebrities including director Michael Moore and socialite Jemima Khan have agreed to help Assange post bail.

The 39-year-old Australian has been held in solitary confinement in London since he turned himself into Scotland Yard a week ago. At the time, he was denied bail because he did not have a permanent address. Though Assange has made headlines recently for the data published on his WikiLeaks Web site, he is being held on charges of rape; accusations that he denies.

Those charges were filed by Swedish authorities, who argued Tuesday that Assange should be denied bail because he has "the means and ability to abscond," the Guardian reported. Assange's full extradition hearing is set for Jan. 11, 2011.

"We doubt whether this actual category of rape would be rape under English law," said Geoffrey Robertson, one of Assange's lawyers.

WikiLeaks, Assange's whistle-blowing site, began the release of more than 250,000 confidential U.S. diplomatic cables a little more than two weeks ago. The leak has caused international political backlash, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said that the U.S. is actively pursing an investigation into the ordeal. Some sources have said that Assange could be prosecuted under the Espionage Act, but the vague nature of the law could implicate third parties such as news outlets that printed the pilfered documents.