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Polanski Loses Bid for Bail

Court rules director must remain behind bars

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 20, 2009 5:40 AM CDT

(AP) – Roman Polanski will remain in a Swiss jail while authorities decide whether to extradite him to the US in his 31-year-old statutory rape case, a Swiss court ruled today. The court ruled against releasing the director on bail or under house arrest because he posed a high flight risk. Polanski, who was arrested last month in Zurich, can appeal the verdict to the country's supreme court.

Filmmaker Roman Polanski's Swiss lawyer, Lorenz Erni, talks to the media after leaving his office on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski's Swiss lawyer, Lorenz Erni, talks to the media after leaving his office on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)
A man holds a Free Polanski sticker as he waits at the film festival in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.
A man holds a "Free Polanski" sticker as he waits at the film festival in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Ennio Leanza)
Roman Polanski lost another bid to win his freedom today after a Swiss court ruled he was a flight risk.
Roman Polanski lost another bid to win his freedom today after a Swiss court ruled he was a flight risk.   (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar, File)
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Mia
Oct 20, 2009 11:57 AM CDT
I hope he rots there. Nasty pedophile.
oldgoat
Oct 20, 2009 11:16 AM CDT
Why should anybody even consider bail? Happened once and he bailed on it and left the US. Any reason to really believe that he wouldn't do the same again? Time to face the music.
drlarrymitchell
Oct 20, 2009 10:54 AM CDT
Tough shit.

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