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 President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Federal judge rips into Trump himself in deportation ruling. Johnny Carson's stunning former home is for sale. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Report an error