Swiss tell US Polanski’s Max Sentence

 

 

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A Swiss official says Roman Polanski can only be sentenced to two years in prison in the U.S. for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told Europe-1 radio that Polanski could only serve time in California for crimes included in a U.S. extradition request filed late Thursday. Galli didn’t say specifically whether Polanski was being pursued for fleeing justice in 1978. But he said Polanski declared himself guilty to sexual relations with a minor and the maximum sentence for that crime is two years.

Los Angeles authorities couldn’t immediately be reached Friday for verification. Switzerland said Friday it had received a U.S. extradition request for Polanski. A copy wasn’t made public.

Police in Switzerland took Oscar-winning director into custody on statutory rape charges that the director has been avoiding for more than thirty years. Polanski, now 76, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old in 1977 in the United States, but fled the country before he could be sentenced and a warrant for his arrest was issued in 1978. He had been living in France ever since. However, one defense attorney believes the director’s freedom is imminent.

"There was a valid arrest request and we knew when he was coming," ministry spokesman Guido Balmer told The Associated Press. "That’s why he was taken into custody."

Balmer said the U.S. would now have to make a formal extradition request.

Polanski was scheduled to receive an honorary award at the festival when he was apprehended Saturday at the airport, the Swiss Justice Ministry said in a statement. It said U.S. authorities have sought the arrest of the 76-year-old director around the world since 2005.

Polanski fled the U.S. in 1978, a year after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with the underage girl. The director of such classic films as "Chinatown" and "Rosemary’s Baby" has asked a U.S. appeals court in California to overturn a judges’ refusal to throw out his case. He claims misconduct by the now-deceased judge who had arranged a plea bargain and then reneged on it.

25 thoughts on “Swiss tell US Polanski’s Max Sentence

  1. The Colonel says:

    Here is the latest on Roman Polanski’s arrest and his defense team:

    On September 30, New York Times reported that Steptoe & Johnson’s Reid Weingarten, a well known criminal defense lawyer and allegedly a close friend of Attorney General Eric Holder, had been hired by Polanski for his defense along with attorneys Douglas Dalton, Bart Dalton, and Chad Hummel.

    According to the New York Times:

    ‘Mr. Weingarten is expected to mount a legal effort to block Mr. Polanski’s extradition before the issue works its way through the Swiss legal system, according to people who were briefed on Mr. Weingarten’s involvement, but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.’

    ‘Mr. Polanski’s team may do so by arguing either that his crime does not qualify for extradition, because he was originally to have been sentenced to less than a year in prison, or that he has already effectively served his sentence, during a 42 day psychiatric evaluation.’

    On October 21, after Swiss authorities had rejected Polanski’s initial pleas to be released on bail pending the result of any extradition hearing, one of his lawyers, Georges Kiejman, floated the idea of a possible voluntary return to the United States in an interview with the radio station Europe 1: ‘If this process drags on, it is possible that Roman Polanski chooses to go to explain himself in the United States where many arguments in his favor exist.’

  2. That Swiss prison food must really suck. I wonder if he can get some chocolate for good behavior.

  3. The Colonel says:

    And I wonder if you miss my foot up your bi-polar, pathetic, stupid ass, Al. You certainly do. I’m game, bitch boy. Bring it on. Put up or shut up.

    P.S: When you said you were done with me, I knew you could never, ever stay away from me, the biggest attraction in your empty, lonely, miserable life. You are my bitch, and you will be my bitch to your bitter end.

  4. Plus at 76 that’s gotta even be more fucked up to be locked. Especially when you are used to a kushy life. I bet he spends all day in his cell just crying.

  5. It’s got to be awfully cold in there too. My grandfather is around his age. What it must feel like to be an old man in prison. That’s got to be one of the worst feelings on Earth. Imagine that little twin bed and the 30 year old mattress he’s sleeping on. That shit will really do a number on an old man’s body. He’ll probably end up drowning himself in the toilet when it’s full of shit because of the absolute misery he is feeling.

  6. The Colonel says:

    Al says:

    ‘I bet he (Polanski) spends all day in his cell just crying.’

    How do you spend your days, Al? By locking yourself up in a room, because you’re mentally fucked up and will have bi-polar meltdowns in public places; so you sit in your underwear in your crumbling room, spew verbal diarrhea on an internet message board where you are contempted, despised and hated; and jerk off to free 5 minutes porn clips on tube sites since you have no girlfriend and too broke to hire hookers or even pay for porn. At 26 years of age, what have you acheived, what pleasures did you have and where do you go from here? You are a broken heart, jaded soul and damaged mess. You have no life, no future, no nothing. You’re a text book loser, and that’s why I enjoy beating you up and fucking with you.

    Carry on, bitch boy.

  7. What people don’t know is that Polanski and R. Kelly have become pen pals. R. Kelly scolds Roman because he got caught and didn’t videotape it while R. Kelly did the same shit, pissed on the girl to boot, videotaped and still got off. He says you can’t get away with that unless you pay off the fam first. Roman wishes he had that advice 30 years ago

  8. sammyglick says:

    I think you’ve found something you’re actually good at, as that was a pretty damn funny joke Mr. Blanco!

    It really was, no joke.

  9. The Colonel says:

    Speaking of video taping, Al, I still want to see a video of your next public bi-polar meltdown where you’re falling on your knees, shaking and making funny faces. You can even post it on YouTube and get 1000+ hits. You never know, some chick might see that video and feel sorry enough for you to fuck you. See, always look at the bright side of life: your bi-polar misery might get you laid one day.

  10. thanks sammy, that was off the top of the dome

  11. The Colonel says:

    What Sammy meant by his comment was sarcasm, not complement, Al, but I’m sure you’re too stupid to know the difference, as you’re too stupid to know anything else in life. That’s why you’re one of the biggest losers who ever walked on this earth.

    Continue filling up this thread with your mindless, shitty comments, bitch boy. I’d like to see you breaking your previous records.

  12. sammyglick says:

    Well, to be fair, I did actually think it was a half-decent joke. The execution wasn’t the best, but Leno is on TV five nights a week so this nation’s humor standards are quite low at the moment…

    I did honesty chuckle a little from the juxtaposition of R. Kelly being Polanski’s pen pal behind bars. The image of the two writing letters is sort of amusing and if I was writing the joke, I’d added how Roman tells R. Kelly he loves the camera angles not only in the infamous sex video, but his multi-part music video ‘Trapped In the Closet’.

    It would be similar to if say, Letterman had lost his job a week after the news came out about his affairs/blackmail and Clinton was giving him advice after the fact (“…aw Dave, you should of just told people you didn’t have ‘sexual relations’ — and went back to work. Of course your work is telling jokes about guys like me who get sloppy BJs from pudgy interns who don’t know how to swallow jizz, but heck, I kept my job because I know what the meaning of is is…”

  13. the general says:

    Sammy,
    We can disagree on alot of things, but funny is funny. Excellent joke, especially the camera angles.

    Maybe we could get R. Kelly, Polanski,Letterman and Clinton all togehter and have them fuck the colonel up the ass. That would be a dream come true, wouldnt it colonel, having all these guys putin it up your ass?

  14. Intepretation: I thought it was mad funny.

    End of discussion.

  15. How come praise of me has to always be tepid. Admit it, I bring something and that’s why I’m around. Think Cindi is stupid?

  16. The icing would be that R. Kelly writes his letters in the same cadence he sings trapped in the closet, lol

  17. The Colonel says:

    Al says:

    ‘Think Cindi is stupid?’

    Of course not, Cindi only tolerates you, because she knows how important it is for you to be on this message board, since you don’t have anybody in your life and have no place to be and nothing to do. She doesn’t want to get harsh on you and cause you a mental meltdown. Meanwhile, you’re either too stupid to realize that, or you’re taking bad advantage of her kindness and tolerance. Either way, the joke’s on you.

  18. The Colonel says:

    Dammit General Malfunction, how’s everything this evening in your retirement home; have you taken your Alzheimer’s meds today? Apparently not. Speaking of putin’ up the ass, my foot is already up your ass. Let me know if you want my fist, too.

  19. Julie Meadows says:

    Listen Colonel, and I mean no disrespect here, but the man may have made some movies, and those movies may have been good, but he was a predator during his last day with Samantha Geimer, not a director. He was NOT directing a movie. It was three against one – her mother, Polanski, and mind-altering drugs, against a thirteen-year-old girl. Spin it any way you want – seducer, sufferer, etc… – he preyed on a minor. Find a compelling story and preach it, but your argument is weak. Artistic integrity is not above other types of integrity. His directing abilities do not relate to this incident with the young girl. People are pissed because you, like so many others are trying to absolve him through a weak argument. It is a weak argument.

  20. Julie Meadows says:

    One more thing, people who prey on others are rarely “evil” or bad all the time, but it doesn’t mean they should not be held accountable for their actions in weak moments. We all have them, but we should also endure something that reminds us that we shouldn’t conduct ourselves that way. Maybe he shouldn’t suffer anymore, but that is not for an adoring audience to decide. Life is hard. We can take the high road or we can choose to be delinquents. It’s a crime to try and convince anyone that a young girl deserves to be preyed upon just because a man endures hardships. It’s not moral or right at all.

  21. The Colonel says:

    That’s fine, Julie, we agree to disagree on this issue. I don’t see any reason to fist fight with a fine lady such as yourself. I’m a gentleman, and I respect ladies. Cheers.

  22. Julie Meadows says:

    Sounds good. 🙂

  23. Larry Horse says:

    Either send Polanski to the US or back to France. He should just come here, do the 6 weeks and then be deported. What are they really gonna do in LA County, there’s too much light now on this, too many heavy dollar Hollywood people involved. LA needs the cash, dont be surprised when “charity” starts showing up in 7 to 8 figures sometime after Polanski is deported. If this was a script it would be under a “heavy green wash”, Robert Towne should know about those, script doctoring is the only thing that’s kept him eating all these years.

  24. The Colonel says:

    Robert Towne is currently working on the 39 Steps, a remake of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller. He had written the script based on John Buchan’s novel. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2011.

    I believe Towne is one of those people who have potentially good ideas, but can’t execute those ideas on their own and need proper direction. In that aspect, Chinatown is the best example.

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