Polanski arrested on 1970s rape charge
September 27, 2009 by admin
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(CNN) — Filmmaker Roman Polanksi was arrested on rape charges dating from the 1970s, the Zurich Film Festival announced Sunday. The Academy Award-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the United States. He has lived in France for decades to avoid being arrested if he enters the U.S. He declined to collect his Academy Award for Best Director in person when he won it for “The Pianist” in 2003. He was en route to the Zurich Film Festival, which is
