The director was denied a plea to be sentence in Switzerland
Ellen Stodola
After being held under house arrest in Switzerland since September, Roman Polanski has been denied the option of being sentenced in Switzerland.
A judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court stated that Polanski must return to the United States in order for his issues to be resolved.
Polanski’s lawyers argue that there is a conflict between this decision and that of the original judge who had ruled that Polanski would serve no more than 90 days in jail, and this sentence would not have required return to the United States.
Polanski left California after he was convicted of having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl 32 years ago, and was arrested in Switzerland while on his way to a film festival. He had previously avoided several other charges involved with this case.
Polanski is best known for directing films such as The Pianist, Chinatown, and Rosemary’s Baby.
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Time to pay the piper Roman.