Director Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland
Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 21:01.
Zurich - Film director Roman Polanski has been arrested as he arrived in Switzerland to attend a film festival, police in Zurich said Sunday.
The director, who has been wanted since 1978 in the US on charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl, had been due to receive a prize at the Zurich Film Festival.
The Swiss police are believed to be acting on the request of US authorities.
Polanksi, born in Poland and now a French citizen, is best known for Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Pianist (2002). dpa
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