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...Roman Polanski was arrested in the U.S. on number of charges related to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski, a citizen of both Poland and France, agreed to a plea deal but then fled to Paris before he could be sentenced. France does not extradite its own citizens, so the famous filmmaker remained safe as long as he didn't leave the country. But on Sept. 26, the 76-year-old traveled to Zurich, where he was intercepted by Swiss authorities. Switzerland, it seems, has no qualms about complying with U.S. extradition requests. (Read "Roman Polanski...
...pictures of Roman Polanski's early years on LIFE.com...
...also 25 years ago - 26 years next month. And, honestly, the publicity surrounding it was so traumatic that what he did to me seemed to pale in comparison ... I don't really have any hard feelings toward him, or any sympathy, either." - Samantha Geimer, the young woman Polanski had sex with in 1977. Los Angeles Times...
...knows what he wants, he's a perfectionist in everything from the word go." - Timothy Burrill, an executive producer of Polanski's 2005 film Oliver Twist. The Guardian...
...like the man ... He always struck me as a very genuine sort of guy, a very courteous and a very old-fashioned person." - Geoff Andrew, the National Film Theatre's programmer, who has met and interviewed Polanski many times. The Guardian, July...