Famed film director Roman Polanski got an unpleasant
surprise from Swiss authorities:Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police for possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said Sunday.
Polanski, a French citizen, was flying in to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival when he was apprehended Saturday at the airport, the Swiss Justice Ministry said in a statement. It said U.S. authorities have sought the arrest of the 76-year-old around the world since 2005.
"There was a valid arrest request and we knew when he was coming," ministry spokesman Guido Balmer told The Associated Press. "That's why he was taken into custody."
Balmer said the U.S. would now be given time to make a formal extradition request.
In case you don't remember the details of the 32-year old case:
In 1977, he was accused of raping the teenager while photographing her during a modeling session. The girl said Polanski plied her with champagne and part of a Quaalude pill at Jack Nicholson's house while the actor was away. She said that, despite her protests, he performed oral sex, intercourse and sodomy on her.
Polanski was allowed to plead guilty to one of six charges, unlawful sexual intercourse, and was sent to prison for 42 days of evaluation.
Lawyers agreed that would be his full sentence, but the judge tried to renege on the plea bargain. Aware the judge would sentence him to more prison time and require his voluntary deportation, Polanski fled to France.
I'm guessing the extradition order will never come. Attorney General Eric Holder is too busy trying to prosecute our CIA agents to mess with the Polish Perv.
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You're absolutely right.
Of course one rape case is WAY more important than a couple of hundred, or thousand, crimes against international law humanity.
But, hey, laws are for idiots anyway.
Well, Anonymous, the law is clearly for you.
Anon needs a moral compass for Christmas.
This was a then 40 year old man who gave drugs and alcohol to a child under the age of 14 years, then sexually assaulted her. And his punishment? Living in the lap of luxury in France. Disgusting.
But I don't think it was a coincidence that he left France when he did. Polanski has got to know where he's safe from extradition. I think he left France because he figures he can get this administration to put aside his conviction.
If he was living in Spain at the time, where 13 is the age, then it would 'only' be rape.
But it happened in the States, where the situation was very different and he knew the law.
Why are so many people on his side? I don't get it. It's not like he didn't know what he was doing. Man has many weaknesses, but planning a rape is surely not on of those that should be forgiven.
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