Child Rapist Granted Bail
Roman Polanski managed to convince the court that he could give them 4.5 million dollars in exchange for letting sit at his Swiss chalet in the Alps under electronic monitoring. But the Swiss government said, “Not until we appeal.” So Polanski is out on bail but still in jail.
From the BBC here:
A Swiss court has accepted film-maker Roman Polanski’s plea to be freed on $4.5 m bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a US child sex case.
The court said Polanski could stay at his chalet in the Swiss Alps. He would be monitored by an electronic tag.
Polanski, 76, has been wanted in the US since fleeing the country in 1978 after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex a year earlier with a 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court accepted Polanski’s bail plea and his offer to surrender his passport.
Polanski – who holds dual French and Polish citizenship – would stay in the prison pending a possible appeal against the ruling.
The Swiss justice ministry has 10 days to appeal against the court’s decision.
Thanks to HotAir here who wonders if Polanski may get freed because the US has stopped pursuing extradition? Is it possible that the Obama administration has bowed to Hollywood pressure and will no longer demand extradition?
Set him free! I’ll take him huntin’ here in Alaska.
I’m quite sure he’ll want to stay here, it’s so beautiful. The majesty of the mountains and the rivers filled with salmon cause many men to stay here. Some of them vanish in to this land, never to bee seen again. So…don’t be surprised if he chooses to stay in those mountains…for good.
Happens all the time…
I totally agree! AlaskanInfidel, that’s very magnanimous! To devote your personal time and share your backwoods knowledge with that POS, shows a certain dedication that is rarely matched these days. On behalf of the great Commonwealth of Virginia, I salute you for your efforts In bettering mankind to all our benefit!