In 1977, Roman Polanski, the director of cinema masterpieces like "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" pleaded guilty to charges of sexual abuse to a child after 13 year-old Samantha Gailey accused him of having abused her at Jack Nicholson's home in the Mulholland area of Los Angeles - nearly 40 years later, Roman Polanski's 2015 still sees the Oscar-winning filmmaker fleeing justice.
In the 70s, Polanski served a little over a month in jail before fleeing the country to France, where he stayed for decades after completely giving up on the United States, later going to his native Poland, Roman Polanski's 2015 location.
In early January, U.S. prosecution made yet another attempt to extradite Roman Polanski in 2015, and it wasn't until 10 months later that Polish courts have responded to the request and, according to The Guardian, it has been denied.
This Friday, a court in Krakow ruled that Roman Polanski's 2015 extradition back to the U.S. to face charges would be illegal under Poland's laws, seemingly putting an end to the ongoing battle between the U.S. prosecution and the 82 year-old director, who has been fleeing justice for his sex crimes for decades.
USA Today reports that the Oscar winner wasn't present for the Roman Polanski 2015 court ruling, instead being listed as a passenger on a plane to France; Polanski holds dual Polish and French citizenship, and neither one of these countries has allowed the U.S. to extradite him back to face sentencing for his 1977 crime, to which he has admitted blame.
According to BBC, ahead of the court ruling, Polanski's attorneys in Poland cited numerous irregularities from the time Polanski served in prison in 1977.
Polanski is one of the most controversial figures in cinema, as many refuse to work with him and have called for a boycott of his work over his pending charges, while others consider him one of the greatest living directors alive, even winning an Academy Award during exile for the semi autobiographical 2002 Adrien Brody-led film "The Pianist."
It seems like, for now, Roman Polanski's 2015 will see him remaining free.
