Friday, October 30, 2015

Polish Court Refuses to Extradite Polanski to US; Film Director Raped 13-Yr.-Old Girl,But Fled US

A Polish court in Krakow today (October 30, 2015) rejected a bid by the United States to extradite film director Roman Polanski to face charges of having had sex with a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s, according to the USA Today website.

The 82-year-old director -- who pleaded guilty to statutory rape in 1977 -- fled the U.S. at that time to avoid sentencing.

Polanski did not appear in court today for the ruling. Instead, he was a passenger on a small plane that left Krakow for France just before the ruling. Polanski holds dual citizenship in Poland and France. France does not extradite its citizens.

The Academy Award-winning director has been under much scrutiny in the case following the election last weekend of a conservative government in Poland. Officials from the Law and Justice Party -- which is expected to head Poland's government in November -- have said that Polanski should be sent to the U.S. to go on trial for the 1977 rape.

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