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France, Poland want Polanski released on bail

France, Poland want Polanski released on bail

The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated today as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail and pressed U.S. officials all the way up to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the case.

 

Polanski to fight extradition after Zurich arrest

ZURICH (Reuters) - Film director Roman Polanski, arrested in Zurich over a U.S.

 

Director Roman Polanski arrested in '70s sex case

Director Roman Polanski arrested in '70s sex case

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on an arrest warrant stemming from a decades-old sex charge, Swiss police said today. The Academy Award-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced.

 

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