L.A. Judge Denies Polanski’s Case Dismissal Request

    Polanski still has a problem coming to the U.S.

    FOX’s Michelle Pollino reports:

    Roman Polanski’s wants to come back to the U.S., but a Los Angeles judge rejected his latest bid. The ‘Chinatown’ director wanted the case dismissed so he can return to the U.S. without fear of being thrown in jail. The Superior Court judge, though, noted that other courts have ruled that he is a fugitive and must return to Los Angeles for sentencing.

    Polanski was charged with six felonies in 1977 after he was accused of giving a 13-year-old girl champagne and part of a sedative pill, then having sex with her.

    Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor, but he fled Los Angeles on the eve of sentencing in 1978. His victim has come out in favor of the courts dropping the charges.

    Michelle Pollino, FOX News.

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