Crime | Roman Polanski Polanski Loses Bid for Bail Court rules director must remain behind bars By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Oct 20, 2009 5:40 AM CDT Copied Filmmaker Roman Polanski's Swiss lawyer, Lorenz Erni, talks to the media after leaving his office on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt) Roman Polanski will remain in a Swiss jail while authorities decide whether to extradite him to the US in his 31-year-old statutory rape case, a Swiss court ruled today. The court ruled against releasing the director on bail or under house arrest because he posed a high flight risk. Polanski, who was arrested last month in Zurich, can appeal the verdict to the country's supreme court. Read These Next Trump has been talking about a White House ballroom for 15 years. Game 3 of the World Series took a historically long time to wrap up. Bill Gates wants less 'doomsday' talk on climate change. Amid turmoil at CBS News, a veteran anchor is leaving. Report an error