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| Roman Polanski: Polish court to rule on US extradition | Roman Polanski: Polish court to rule on US extradition |
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| A court in Krakow is set to rule on a US request to extradite film director Roman Polanski for having had sex with a 13-year-old girl there in the 1970s. | A court in Krakow is set to rule on a US request to extradite film director Roman Polanski for having had sex with a 13-year-old girl there in the 1970s. |
| Polanski, who admitted the crime, fled US justice ahead of sentencing in 1978. | Polanski, who admitted the crime, fled US justice ahead of sentencing in 1978. |
| The 82-year-old has French and Polish citizenship. He lives in France but has spent time in Poland for a project. | The 82-year-old has French and Polish citizenship. He lives in France but has spent time in Poland for a project. |
| Swiss authorities turned down a US extradition warrant in 2010, after placing Polanski under house arrest for nine months. | Swiss authorities turned down a US extradition warrant in 2010, after placing Polanski under house arrest for nine months. |
| His current whereabouts are unclear. | His current whereabouts are unclear. |
| Polanski grew up in Poland and is regarded as one of the country's greatest living artists, winning an Oscar for The Pianist, which was partly shot in Poland. | Polanski grew up in Poland and is regarded as one of the country's greatest living artists, winning an Oscar for The Pianist, which was partly shot in Poland. |
| He survived World War Two in the Krakow ghetto but his mother died at Auschwitz. | He survived World War Two in the Krakow ghetto but his mother died at Auschwitz. |
| The BBC's Adam Easton, in Krakow, says that if the court rules in favour of extradition the final decision will be taken by Poland's justice minister. | The BBC's Adam Easton, in Krakow, says that if the court rules in favour of extradition the final decision will be taken by Poland's justice minister. |
| Polish voters elected a conservative government at the weekend - and officials from the Law and Justice party have said Polanski should be sent to America to face justice. | Polish voters elected a conservative government at the weekend - and officials from the Law and Justice party have said Polanski should be sent to America to face justice. |
| 1977: Polanski is arrested and charged with a string of offences relating to sex with a 13-year-old girl. These charges are dropped after he pleads guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in a plea bargain. | |
| 1978: Fearing that he may face a lengthy jail term, Polanski flees to the UK and then to France. A citizen of France, he is protected by the country's limited extradition with the US. | 1978: Fearing that he may face a lengthy jail term, Polanski flees to the UK and then to France. A citizen of France, he is protected by the country's limited extradition with the US. |
| 2009: The US rejects Polanski's request for the case to be dismissed. Visiting Switzerland later that year, he is jailed, then placed under house arrest following a US extradition request. | 2009: The US rejects Polanski's request for the case to be dismissed. Visiting Switzerland later that year, he is jailed, then placed under house arrest following a US extradition request. |
| 2010: Swiss authorities decide against extraditing Polanski and free him. | 2010: Swiss authorities decide against extraditing Polanski and free him. |
| 2014: Polanski is questioned by prosecutors in Poland, acting on a US request. He agrees to comply with the Polish justice system as it examines the matter. | 2014: Polanski is questioned by prosecutors in Poland, acting on a US request. He agrees to comply with the Polish justice system as it examines the matter. |