Film director Roman Polanski was finally arrested this morning after 3 decades of being on the lam following his 1978 conviction for statutory rape. Polanski was arrested as he attempted to enter Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival.
He was convicted in 1978 of the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl. He was 44 years old at the time of the rape. He struck a plea bargain with the district attorney at the time and would have been released on time served, but fearing a possible harsher sentence, Polanski fled the country. He’s been chilling in France since, traveling to Poland and the UK and living it up. He’s gone on to direct a number of films since fleeing the US.
He is the director of Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, and The Pianist among other classics, which goes to show the thin line between genius and f’ed up child rapist.
He awaits an extradition hearing in Switzerland. The US is still interested in making him pay.
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