US extradition request for Polanski denied by Poland - lawyer
- 9 years ago
A US extradition request for Roman Polanski is denied by Poland, according to the filmmaker's lawyers.
Polanski, director of classics including "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown", is planning to shoot a film in Krakow, a city where he spent part of his childhood.
In 1977, he pled guilty to having unlawful sex with 13-year-old girl during a photoshoot in Los Angeles, fueled by champagne and drugs.
He served 42 days in jail as part of a 90-day plea bargain the same year. He fled the US the following year, believing the judge hearing his case could overrule the deal and put him in jail for years.
In 2009, he was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old U.S. warrant and was placed under house arrest. He was freed in 2010 after Swiss authorities decided not to extradite him to the United States.
Polanski, director of classics including "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown", is planning to shoot a film in Krakow, a city where he spent part of his childhood.
In 1977, he pled guilty to having unlawful sex with 13-year-old girl during a photoshoot in Los Angeles, fueled by champagne and drugs.
He served 42 days in jail as part of a 90-day plea bargain the same year. He fled the US the following year, believing the judge hearing his case could overrule the deal and put him in jail for years.
In 2009, he was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old U.S. warrant and was placed under house arrest. He was freed in 2010 after Swiss authorities decided not to extradite him to the United States.