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LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Roman Polanski said Sunday that his possible extradition to the United States over a 33-year-old sex-crime case is authorities’ attempt “to serve me on a platter to the media of the world.”
Polanski, who has been held in Switzerland since September, published the statement in an online magazine. In it, Polanski argues that the case against him is unjust, citing discrepancies in court procedure and the fact that the victim in the case has requested that proceedings be dropped.
The Oscar-winning director was arrested in 1977 and charged with various offenses, including rape, after he had sex with a 13-year-old girl. He fled the country before final sentencing.
