Posted on 11/28/2009 12:52:41 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Polish director Roman Polanskis family is thanking French President Nicolas Sarkozy for being very effective in helping to win his release from a Swiss prison.
I wouldnt go so far as to say that it is thanks to the President that Roman has been freed, but he has been super, Polanskis sister-in-law, Mathilde Seigner, told Le Parisien newspaper. The President has been very effective.
The London Times speculated that Sarkozys wife, ex-model Carla Bruni, may have pressured her husband to intervene because she used to hob nob with Paris artistic community, which includes Polanski and wife Emmanuelle Seigner.
After initially balking at his release, Swiss authorities agreed to let Polanski move from a cell to his luxurious Alpine chalet once he puts up $4.5 million bail.
A bracelet will allow police to monitor Polanski , but the device does not include a global positioning system to track him should he escape.
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Isn't that special
Somebody please help my poor brain—I can’t for the life of me remember what he went to jail for.....!
Isn’t that CONVENIENT........
DRUGGING, RAPING AND SODOMIZING A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL.
Hey, I wouldn’t mind being imprisoned in a Swiss chalet!/s;)
The comments following the article are "interesting" to say the least.
On today’s episode of “Laws for the Rich and Famous” ....
and there should be additional charges of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (a federal crime), “Escape”, etc.
No way a normal person would have not been shipped back to California to face the music by now.
Obama/Holder is no doubt helping him stay on the lam.
and pled guilty and then ran off
Hey, Doc. Happy Thanksgiving... then I read that this POS is OUT of jail. Just DAMN!
Nothing real serious, just drugging and raping a 13 year old girl. I really don't know what all the fuss is about.
Lets see how long Roman will stay put? I am banking on December 5th—he will be back in Paris. Want to start a poll?
Thats the Frogs for you. Just adore sex preverts they do.
Why are they dithering on trunking this guy back to LA to face the music? There is not much dispute on the facts. No mistaken identity. No question it was him who pleaded guilty. Extremely irregular. I suspect Holder and Bambi are queasy and have gone wobbly on this one (as they are wont to do).
Roman Polanski: What Did He Do?
Last year, transcripts of Geimer's 1977 grand jury testimony, which resulted in six charges against Polanski, were made public. The transcripts include shocking details of 13-year-old Geimer testifying that the 43-year-old Polanski plied her with champagne and part of a Quaalude before performing oral, vaginal and anal intercourse on her, despite her demands to "keep away."
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