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76-year-old filmmaker Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland last night, stemming from charges in a 1977 unlawful sex with a teenage girl trial that saw the Oscar-winning director flee the U.S. permanently.

A stateside fugitive for life, the director memorably did not show up to receive his 2003 Oscar for “The Pianist.” The award was accepted by Harrison Ford who announced the winner and also appeared in his 1988 film, “Frantic.”

Polanski was set to be in Switzerland to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, but instead was greeted by police when he arrived at the airport and was arrested. In case you think this was all an orchestrated ruse, the Zurich festival organizers said they “received this news with great consternation and shock.”

• “Roman Polanski Arrested In Switzerland Based On 1978 Unlawful Sex Case; LA Prosecutors Planned Arrest” and related posts (theplaylist.blogspot.com)
• Director/Pedophile Roman Polanski Arrested! (perezhilton.com)

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