U.S. Request to Extradite Roman Polanski Denied

 

A request by the U.S. to extradite Roman Polanski for charges stemming from having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s has been rejected by Polish court on.

The lawyer of the Oscar-winning director Jan Olszewski told the judge bthat his client didn’t appear in court for the ruling because to “emotional reasons”.

Polanski was convicted in 1977 of five charges after admitting to having sex with a minor. He served 42 days in prison after cutting a 90-day plea deal then fled the U.S. ahead of sentencing in 1978. He’s been considered a U.S. fugitive ever since.

Swiss authorities also turned down a U.S. extradition warrant and freed him in 2010, after placing Polanski under house arrest for nine months. He was detained there after traveling to the Zurich Film Festival to accept a lifetime achievement award.

The verdict is subject to appeal within seven day