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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

They all live in a bubble and the usual rules don't apply in Hollywood. They are immune from judgement.

That's stupid. He's lived in places without extradition agreements with the US, be prosecuters have not stopped trying to apprehend him.

The timeline of a fleeing Roman Polanski
September 30, 2009
Film director Roman Polanski has been considered by prosecutors in California as a US citizen fleeing from American justice for three decades.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office recently released a timeline which shows how attempts were made to apprehend the talented film author in a series of countries including England, Canada, Thailand and Israel.

Feb 1978: US Extradition Services Section opened a file for Polanski following the confirmation that he was living in France.

May 1978: Prosecutors learned that Polanski was spotted in England and then submitted a formal extradition package to the UK government.

Dec 1986: Officials at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa were consulted after the news that the film director was considering a visit to Canada.

May 1998: Prosecutors verified the validity of an arrest warrant after information was received that Polanski was considering travel to Germany, Sweden, Denmark or Brazil.

June 1994: A request for a provisional arrest warrant was made to France.

Oct 2005: Thailand received an Interpol Red Notice because Polanski was planning a vistit to the South East Asian country.

July 2007: Israeli police requested further details when the artist travelled to the country but when information arrived he had already left.

Sept 2009: California prosecutors received Information that Polanski was planning to appear at a film festival in Switzerland. They prepared a provisional arrest warrant which was executed by Swiss authorities.

Originally Posted by classicman

How does this all fit within the realm of sexual harassment - thats another issue he needs to be concerned with. I think a company like CBS will have a very clear policy on this. Their hands may be tied and he may have to be terminated.

I don't think Letterman works for CBS. Either he is considered to be an independant contractor, or he works for World Wide Pants.