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Swiss Delay Polanski Extradition

By Corey Rayburnyung

Switzerland has decided not to extradite Roman Polanski until a California court first resolves whether the fugitive film director can be sentenced in absentia. TalkLeft has more. From the UK Press Association:Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said that a judgment on sending Polanski back to Los Angeles was still pending, but provided the clearest timeline to date for when Swiss authorities may close their examination.If it grants Polanski's request to be sentenced in absentia, it could mean that the 76-year-old director avoids a forced return to the US. The Swiss will not extradite him unless he is given a sentence longer than six months.But rejection from the California court might mean that time has run out for Polanski, who fled the US in 1978 after admitting to having sex with a 13-year-old girl...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on May 04, 2010 (boomark / email).