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News | November 25, 2009

Polanski granted $4.5 million bail

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This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France. Polanski was granted bail at $4.5 million on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 in a surprising decision that keeps the 76-year-old director imprisoned for up to 10 days pending a possible appeal by the Swiss government. The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident that the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in Switzerland under house arrest and in an electronic bracelet. It still viewed him as a high flight risk.
(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Geneva – The Swiss Criminal Court granted fugitive director Roman Polanski a $4.5 million bail today.
 

The decision will allow Polanski to move from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring.
 

Polanski was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl after using alcohol and drugs during a modeling shoot in 1977.

Initially Polanski was indicted on six felony counts including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and sodomy.  After pleading guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, the remaining charges were dropped and Polanski was then sentenced to prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation.
 

It was on February 1, 1978 when Polanski fled the country to France claiming the judge and prosecutors acted improperly.  A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from his attorneys next month. They will decide whether to dismiss charges against Polanski if he is present or not.
 

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