Filmmaker Roman Polanski's arrest to spark extradition fight
They finally got him. Now like the murderers of his wife, Roman will face justice too.
Polanski, 76, was taken into custody after arriving in Switzerland where he was to receive a prize at the Zurich Film Festival on Sunday. His arrest sets up what could be a battle over his extradition to California where he faces sentencing in the 30-year-old case for which he has already pleaded guilty.
But after his plea, Polanski fled the United States because he believed a judge might overrule his agreement and put him in jail for years. And in a 2008 film documentary, new questions about the case arose that may shed new light on it.
Polanski is a French citizen and for years avoided traveling to countries that have U.S. extradition treaties. He has never returned to California or Los Angeles, where in 1969 his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was murdered by followers of the notorious Charles Manson.
They finally got him. Now like the murderers of his wife, Roman will face justice too.
