06-26-2013, 09:48 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jun 2010
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Polanski was born in Paris, and so is/was a citizen of France.
The following is also in Wikipedia about Polanski...
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On 11 March 1977, Polanski, then 43 years old, was arrested in Los Angeles
for the sexual assault of 13-year-old Samantha Geimer during
a photo shoot for French Vogue magazine.
Polanski was indicted on six counts of criminal behavior, including rape
Geimer's attorney next arranged a plea bargain in which five of the
six charges would be dismissed and Polanski accepted.[102]
Because Polanski fled the country before final sentencing,
the charges were not dismissed and still remain pending.
As a result of the plea bargain, Polanski pled guilty to the charge
of "Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a minor,"[103][104]
and was ordered to undergo 90 days of psychiatric evaluation at Chino State Prison.[105]
On release from prison after 42 days, Polanski understood that
at the final sentencing he would be put on probation.
However, he learned that the judge was planning to renege on his promise
of no further jail time,[106] and might even deport him.[104][107]
Polanski's attorney suggested that despite the fact that the prosecuting attorneys
recommended probation, "the judge could no longer be trusted . . ."
and the judge's representations were "worthless."[108][/color]
Upon learning of the judge's plans, Polanski fled to France on
1 February 1978, just hours before sentencing.[109]
As a French citizen, he has been protected from extradition.
and has lived mostly in France since then.[110]
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This sounds to me a bit like "humiliating the US is game #1" is in the eye of the beholder.
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