According to American and Swiss authorities, the United States has officially asked Switzerland to extradite director Roman Polanski to authorities in California to faces charges for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, the Associated Press reports.The 76-year-old filmmaker has been in Swiss custody since his Sept. 26 arrest. Swiss authorities will hold a hearing to decide whether Polanski should be sent back to Los Angeles, where he fled sentencing three decades ago–though, even if extradition is approved, Polanski will have the chance to appeal the decision. Polanski’s lawyer vowed the director would fight extradition, saying, ”He will oppose this request and continue to ask to be released until the request is examined.” If convicted, Polanski could face up to two years in prison.
Oct 23
2009
05:08 PM ET
U.S. demands Roman Polanski's extradition
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Only two years, doesn’t seem worth the hassle, or the money being spent to make it happen!
FREE ROMAN POLANSKI and let him get on with his life! Enough is enough!!
He’s been getting on with his life for the past 30 years. It’s time for him to pay for his crime.
I can’t believe people are defending Polanski.
I say have him do the two bloody years with Bubba and have him pay all the costs incurred for fleeing in the first place! Stipulate he has to have his bill paid in full before he gets released! That fleabag will try and stiff us! Where were his cajones that raped, sodomized and drugged the kid as he fled?