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Sat 10 Oct 2009Polanski to face two years in jail if returned to US
ZURICH – Film director Roman Polanski could face two years in prison if extradited to the United States after fleeing sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, the Swiss justice ministry said.
“The United States want him to be extradited for sexual intercourse with a minor. This carries a maximum sentence of two years under US law,” justice ministry spokesman Folco Galli said yesterday.
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