In something that has become something of a tradition, the United States prosecution has attempted yet again to get Roman Polanski's Poland extradition for the Oscar-winning director to go back to the country and face charges for a 70s child abuse case.
Ever since fleeing the country in 1978, the director of classic films like "Rosemary's Baby" hasn't gone back to the United States, staying in different countries of Europe - and now, after over five years of silence from the American prosecution, there's a new attempt to achieve Roman Polanski's Poland extradition.
The tale has been known for decades: in 1977, Polanski engaged in sexual abuse towards 13 year-old girl Samantha Gailey, at the Mulholland home of actor Jack Nicholson, a friend of the director and with whom Polanski had recently worked in the now-classic 1974 film "Chinatown."
Not long afterwards, Polanski was arrested charged with five offenses in Los Angeles, and had a trial where he pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor - right before fleeing the country never to return again, prompting many efforts to get him back to the United States for conviction, including the latest Roman Polanski Poland extradition attempt.
According to The Independent, the latest news regarding the possibility of Roman Polanski's Poland extradition see the light of day due to the fact that California prosecutors have once again asked authorities in Europe that the filmmaker be extradited and prosecuted for his crimes.
Now, according to AV Club, Polish authorities announced they're about to question the "Carnage" director to examine whether or not they should attend to the request of the California prosecutors.
As remembered by Time Magazine, it's not the first time that the California law attempts to bring the director home for the continuation of the case, as he was arrested in Switzerland back in 2009, but the Swiss government then refused to tend to the U.S. plea and released the iconic filmmaker.
In any case, Roman Polanski's Poland extradition might be the first time this is attempted in the director's original country - Polanski has been living in France ever since leaving the United States in the 70s, following the child abuse case and the highly traumatic experience of his wife Sharon Tate having been killed by the Charles Manson Family in 1969.
