Roman Polanski, the Oscar winning filmmaker who is still a fugitive from justice in the eyes of U.S. prosecutors, was questioned by Polish officials who were considering extradition. However, they decided against arresting him.
The Polish news agency PAP quoted prosecution spokesman Mateusz Martyniuk as confirming that Polanski went to a district prosecutor’s office himself in Krakow, reports Reuters. The Chinatown director gave officials his information, including where he is currently residing.
“In connection with this, the prosecutor deemed it not necessary to proceed with the arrest of Roman Polanski in relation to the possible request for his extradition,” Martyniuk said.
Polanski had pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with Samantha Geimer when she was 13 years old during a Los Angeles photoshoot. While he did serve 42 days in jail, he later left the U.S., under the assumption that the judge on the case would overrule his 90-day plea bargain.
Since then, Polanski has remained in Europe and was put under house arrest in Switzerland. He was later released, since Swiss authorities decided against sending him to the U.S.
Polanski is currently in Krakow, where he grew up, to make a new movie about the Dreyfus Affair. He was also supposed to go back to Switzerland for the Locarno Film Festival, but decided against it because of protests.
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