Polanski to fight extradition
Roman Polanski, Oscar-winning director of ``The Pianist'' who was arrested in Zurich over a US charge of having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, will fight extradition to the United States, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Monday.
Roman Polanski, arrested in Switzerland today, is an Oscar winning director who fled the United States over thirty years ago to avoid jail time after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl.