Polish court rejects US request to extradite Roman Polanski

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Source: Guardian UK

A Polish court has rejected a US extradition request for the film director Roman Polanski over his child sex conviction.

“[Polanski’s] extradition is inadmissible,” said Judge Dariusz Mazur at the district court in the southern city of Krakow. The decision is not legally binding, as prosecutors can appeal.

The Oscar-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl during a photo shoot in Los Angeles fuelled by champagne and drugs.

He served 42 days in jail as part of a 90-day plea bargain, but fled the country for France the following year, believing that the judge hearing his case could overrule the deal and impose a longer prison sentence.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/30/polish-court-rejects-us-request-to-extradite-roman-polanski

[Oneironaut]

1. Example of a pos pedophile using power and money to get away

[geek tragedy]

2. "unlawful sex with a 13-year old girl"--just call it RAPE, because that's what it is. The press

wants to sanitize what Polanski did.

He RAPED a child. He is a child RAPIST.

He is not being persecuted for a sexual miscue. He drugged and RAPED a child who thought he wanted to perform "cuddliness" on her.

He and Cosby belong in a cell together.

[uawchild]

3. this ^^^^ n/t

[iandhr]

4. Took the words right out of my mouth.

[rtracey]

8. well

Well according to Whoppie Goldberg, its not Rape-Rape...... hmmm then what was is it Whoppie.... POS.....sorry but anyone who at the time was 43 or so and butt-f*cks a 13 y.o girl who was passed out is not only a pedofile, but is a rapist who belongs in jail for the rest of his life. He is getting off easy living in France....

[smirkymonkey]

9. +1000

[NotHardly]

6. He's 82 yrs. old ... why the sudden interest in getting him back again?

Yes, true, age is no excuse for not being held accountable for his escape and the original charges... but, what is the underlying issues or cause of US government sudden re-interest in having him returned? They have only waited 38 years ... was someone cleaning out their case load, dusty drawers, or distracting themselves in other ways? Or, is this request something they run by Poland every year to see whether or not they can get an agreement?

[geek tragedy]

7. the US has been trying to extradite him for decades. But Europeans generally like to shelter

rapists if they're celebrities, apparently.

The French, Swiss, etc have all sheltered Polanski.