Confessed Rapist Polanski Denied Bail, Still in Jail

The courts in Switzerland won’t allow Roman Polanski to just stay at home under house arrest because, duh, he’s a flight risk. So the creepy child rapist is still in jail.

From the AP here:

Roman Polanski suffered another setback in his fight against extradition to the United States on Tuesday when a Swiss court ordered the 76-year-old director kept in jail because he poses a high flight risk.

The Federal Criminal Court rejected offers by Polanski’s legal team of bail, house arrest and other measures to ensure that he stays in Switzerland. Lawyers for Polanski also offered up the director’s chalet in the luxury resort of Gstaad as collateral, saying it represented more than half of his personal wealth and that it would definitely guarantee his remaining in the country because he has two children he must support through school. The court, however, sided with Swiss authorities who said even the large bail offer provided insufficient security against flight.

The acclaimed filmmaker is considered a convicted felon and a fugitive by authorities in Los Angeles, and the United States is seeking his extradition for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. He was arrested by the Swiss on Sept. 26 as he arrived in Zurich to receive an award from a film festival.

So the longer he fights extradition the longer he will rot in a Swiss prison. He should just come back and do his time. Maybe with good behavior he can be out before he dies.