Swiss reject US extradition request to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charge

Swiss reject US extradition request for Polanski

BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government has rejected a U.S. extradition request for Roman Polanski on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

The Justice Ministry said Monday in a statement that national interests were taken into consideration in the decision, and that Polanski was now a free man.