<\/img>In a victory for Roman Polanski, a Swiss justice official said Friday\u00a0 that authorities there won’t extradite the director to the United States until L.A. courts determine whether Polanski should serve time for having sex with a 13-year-old girl more than three decades ago.<\/p>\n
The official said Polanski should remain under house arrest at his Alpine lodge until the courts in California resolve various legal issues.<\/p>\n
Last month, a judge rejected Polanski’s request to be sentenced in absentia, scuttling the <\/a>The judge hoped that such a sentencing would allow his lawyers to Polanski’s defense quickly vowed to appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n "When the question is still open, why should he be extradited?" Swiss justice official Rudolf Polanski fled the U.S. just before he was set to be sentenced for having sex with the girl, contending that the original judge in the case, the late Swiss officials have said Polanski faced two years in prison if sent back to L.A.<\/p>\n –Shelby Grad<\/p>\n Photo: Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n Jaycee Dugard’s diary entries offer insight into her captivity<\/a><\/p>\n Newport Beach bandit, who allegedly stole millions from upscale homes, is convicted<\/a><\/p>\n Gardena police seek witnesses in fatal hit-and-run accident<\/a><\/p>\n L.A. Unified and L.A. County Academic Decathlon winners announced<\/a><\/p>\n
\ndirector’s latest bid to end his three-decade-old child sex case.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nlay out evidence of judicial misconduct in his case and secure him a
\nsentence of no further time behind bars. Although a state appeals panel had suggested <\/span>that Polanski
\nbe sentenced in absentia as the director is facing extradition
\nproceedings in Switzerland, Judge Peter Espinoza said he was not
\nbound by the higher court’s suggestion.<\/p>\n
\nWyss told\u00a0 Associated Press. "As long as the question is still open,
\nour decision depends on that."<\/p>\n
\nLaurence Rittenband, reneged on a promise to count the time the
\ndirector spent in state prison before sentencing as his entire
\npunishment.<\/p>\n
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