Roman Polanski set free!

[edjr 6,228]

BERN, Switzerland – The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

 

The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski's sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.

 

The stunning decision could end the United States' three-decade pursuit of Polanski, unless he travels to another country that would be willing to apprehend him and weigh sending him to Los Angeles. France, where he has spent much of his time, does not extradite its own citizens, and the public scrutiny over Switzerland's deliberations may dissuade other nations from making such a spectacular arrest.

 

The Swiss government said it had sought confidential testimony given on Jan. 26 by Roger Gunson, the Los Angeles attorney in charge of the original prosecution against Polanski. Washington rejected the request.

 

"Mr. Polanski can now move freely. Since 12:30 today he's a free man," Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf declared.

 

Authorities in Los Angeles and Washington cannot appeal the Swiss decision. Sandy Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, declined to comment.

 

The Oscar-winning director of "Rosemary's Baby," "Chinatown" and "The Pianist" was accused of plying his victim with champagne and part of a Quaalude during a 1977 modeling shoot and raping her. He was initially indicted on six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and sodomy, but pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse.

 

In exchange, the judge agreed to drop the remaining charges and sentence him to prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation. However, he was released after 42 days by an evaluator who deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. The judge responded by saying he was going to send Polanski back to jail for the remainder of the 90 days and that afterward he would ask Polanski to agree to a "voluntary deportation." Polanski then fled the country on the eve of his Feb. 1, 1978, sentencing.

 

Based on references to Gunson's testimony in U.S. courts, the Swiss said it "should prove" that Polanski served his sentence after undergoing 42 days of diagnostic study.

 

"If this were the case, Roman Polanski would actually have already served his sentence and therefore both the proceedings on which the U.S. extradition request is founded and the request itself would have no foundation," the ministry said.

 

The Justice Ministry also said that national interests were taken into consideration in the decision, and the wishes of the victim, Samantha Geimer, who long ago publicly identified herself and has joined in Polanski's bid for dismissal.

 

"The 76-year-old French-Polish film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the USA," the ministry said in a statement. "The freedom-restricting measures against him have been revoked."

 

Polanski's lawyer Herve Temime said the director was still at his Swiss chalet in the resort of Gstaad, where he has been held under house arrest since December.

 

Switzerland's top justice official said he could now leave.

 

Temime told The Associated Press by telephone from his office in Paris that his client was ready to enjoy his freedom.

 

"This decision was certainly not expected," Temime said.

 

He praised Swiss authorities for making the responsible decision.

 

 

Step up Obama and do the right thing.

 

 

BOMB THE SWISS!

[NorthernVike 2,082]

Step up Obama and do the right thing.

 

 

BOMB THE SWISS!

[GettnHuge 1]

these are the same scum who claim blindness when it comes to roger federer's crimes.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Hollywood expels Polanski AND Cosby. In other words Polanski's drug raping was just fine until Cosby came and ruined everything. What a bunch on scumbags in Hollywood.

[edjr 6,228]

Hollywood expels Polanski AND Cosby. In other words Polanski's drug raping was just fine until Cosby came and ruined everything. What a bunch on scumbags in Hollywood.

 

He was long forgotten until someone tweeted about him, I'm sure.

 

It's a new world. It's not 2010 anymore

[vuduchile 1,941]

Hollywood expels Polanski AND Cosby. In other words Polanski's drug raping was just fine until Cosby came and ruined everything. What a bunch on scumbags in Hollywood.

Woody Allen up next?

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Woody Allen up next?

In Hollywood's eyes, technically NY would have to expel him.

 

Also he's a Jew, so no way. Blacks and Polocks, sure.

[edjr 6,228]

In Hollywood's eyes, technically NY would have to expel him.

 

Yeah but his "son" is a wonderfully good boy that burned Weinstein at the stake.

[vuduchile 1,941]

In Hollywood's eyes, technically NY would have to expel him.

If we had a perv draft, is Woody a first round pick?

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

If we had a perv draft, is Woody a first round pick?

Yep. Morgan freeman too.

[Voltaire 4,809]

Yep. Morgan freeman too.

 

Say it ain't so.

 

Why is he not going through the crucible then?

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,942]

 

Say it ain't so.

 

Why is he not going through the crucible then?

 

cause hes black and the voice of god?

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

 

Say it ain't so.

 

Why is he not going through the crucible then?

I forget the details, but he married his step granddaughter or something.

[vuduchile 1,941]

In Hollywood's eyes, technically NY would have to expel him.

 

Also he's a Jew, so no way. Blacks and Polocks, sure.

Yeah. And his name IS Woody. Hes gotta try live up to that I guess.

[Strike 4,591]

Hey @The Real timschochet, Roman Polanski could use your words of wisdom.  Can you defend him like you always do after he settled ANOTHER case of raping a teenage girl?  No word yet on whether she "looked" older.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roman-polanski-avoids-trial-alleged-1973-sexual-assault-minor