Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland for 1977’s Raping A 13-year-old Girl
Posted Sep 27, 2009 by Lindsay Britney
Roman Polanski was arrested! The 76-year-old acclaimed but controversial French-Polish director was arrested September 26 by the Swiss police when he was entering the country to attend the Zurich Film Festival for accepting a lifetime achievement award. Roman Polanski was convicted for raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977 in USA but he managed to flee to France (and since remained at large) before he got sentenced. A bit details from Wikipedia on Polanski’s statuary rape case:
In 1977, he was arrested in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to “unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor”, a 13-year-old girl. Polanski was 44 years old at the time of the crime. Released after a 42-day psychiatric evaluation, Polanski fled to France. For decades, he was considered by U.S. authorities to be a fugitive from justice. Polanski for many years avoided visits to countries that were likely to extradite him, such as the United Kingdom. However, on September 26, 2009, he was arrested by Swiss police on arrival at Zürich Airport while trying to enter Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival, at the request of United States authorities. Prior to his arrest, he travelled mostly between France, where he resides, and Poland. As a French citizen, he was protected by France’s limited extradition with the United States.
TMZ said there was no date yet set as to when or if he will be extradited back to the U.S..
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