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THR: Swiss authorities say they will not extradite [RPOLA]. Vashta Nerada Jul 12, 07:52

He's a free man, basically. It's all over almost any news service out there, making up at least 10% of items on my Facebook news-feed. {nm} Facto Jul 12, 07:53

So how much jail time has he spent when one adds in the 7 month in Switzerland? {nm} secretstalker Jul 12, 07:55

IDK, but feel quite sure the US won't come after him again. The California DA couldn't even be bothered to get the extradiction papers right Facto Jul 12, 08:09

42 days at Chino for a psychiatric evaluation. When the judge threatened more jail time and deportation. He deported himself. :) Vashta Nerada Jul 12, 08:12

Living in a luxurious villa in the Swiss Alps is not being in jail. Calling it jail isn't fooling anyone. {nm} mrbeankc Jul 12, 09:27

I call it restrictions on personal freedom. Don't stars usually get star treatment in prison anyway? Facto Jul 12, 09:39

It's called house arrest. Why would Swiss authorities lock him up in a cell on an extradition request they weren't even sure they would Vashta Nerada Jul 12, 09:43

Exactly. It was hardly jail as was being said it was {nm} mrbeankc Jul 12, 11:21

But in the event of any future sentencing, it would count. {nm} Facto Jul 12, 11:34

I doubt he will ever leave France again. Anybody want to buy a Swiss Chalet cheap? :) {nm} Vashta Nerada Jul 12, 08:14

Is that not a huge chalet? :-) I'm sure it'll be kept in the family, or if not, go for megabucks... {nm} Facto Jul 12, 08:22

Drugging and raping a child is wrong, unless you are a Hollywood director. {nm} Hooray360 Jul 12, 08:12

I found the following comment on Facebook - an eloquent and interesting one, relevant to the concept of zeitgeist etc. Facto Jul 12, 08:24

Fortunately, the world has outgrown the puritanical notion that drugging and ****-raping a 14 year old is somehow wrong. Hooray360 Jul 12, 08:31

So I guess you didn't read all the way through, then ;-) {nm} Facto Jul 12, 08:38

As I said, it isn't wrong unless you are a famous director. {nm} Hooray360 Jul 12, 08:46

I mean, c'mon, it wasnt even rape-rape... {nm} Whoopi Goldberg Jul 12, 08:54

That's not what you said. {nm} Facto Jul 12, 09:07

nice and eloquent--but totally irrelevant. only some of the issue is the age difference...he still DRUGGED and RAPED the woman.... burnyrhousedown Jul 12, 09:12

I certainly wouldn't mind much if he had served 2 years or 5 years back then, but I can't get myself worked up about it now. Reasons: Facto Jul 12, 09:33

There's a higher percentage of good people out there than you think. You MAY be steeped among scumbag class, but bigger factor is media play edzep Jul 12, 09:48

I never said anything about percentages :-) Facto Jul 12, 10:09

It was actually that way until about 10 years ago. It's been this decade that america's hysteria about age & sexuality has yesum Jul 12, 11:34

Why the hell does the nazis running this board censer words like s l u t? {nm} yesum Jul 12, 11:37

Polanski was released the same week as DESPICABLE ME. Surely not a coincidence. {nm} JMT Jul 12, 12:49