From worstpreviews, On his way to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival, director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby) was apprehended at the airport by the Swiss police and now faces possible extradition to the US for having sex with a 13 year-old girl in 1977.
After the alleged rape, Polanski fled the US for France in 1978, a year after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with the underage girl. He has remained there since and watched his career continue to flourish; he received an Oscar for the 2002 "The Pianist."
The director will remain in Zurich until the conclusion of the extradition proceedings. The US now has 60 days to file a formal request for Polanski's transfer.
His victim, Samantha Geimer, who long ago identified herself publicly, has joined in Polanski's bid for dismissal, saying she wants the case to be over. She sued Polanski and reached an undisclosed settlement.
Source: Associated Press
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Sigh. I know statuatory rape is bad, but the poor guy had his wife and unborn baby killed by the freaking Manson family. I always feel sorry for him.
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