A Swiss policewoman stands beside Elvis, son of Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski, in the garden of the 'Milky Way' chalet in the Swiss mountain resort of Gstaad December 4, 2009. Polanski was released on bail into house arrest in his Swiss chalet on Friday, following his arrest after fleeing U.S. sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. A Reuters journalist saw Polanski in one of two cars which swept past some 200 waiting reporters and into the garage of Polanski's luxury home in the upmarket ski resort of Gstaad. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

A Swiss policewoman stands beside Elvis, son of Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski, in the garden of the 'Milky Way' chalet in the Swiss mountain resort of Gstaad December 4, 2009. Polanski was released on bail into house arrest in his Swiss chalet on Friday, following his arrest after fleeing U.S. sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. A Reuters journalist saw Polanski in one of two cars which swept past some 200 waiting reporters and into the garage of Polanski's luxury home in the upmarket ski resort of Gstaad.

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  2. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: The Silver Bear For Best Director Roman Polanski for 'The Ghost Writer' is seen at the 'Award Winners' Photocall during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  3. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Producers Robert Benmussa (L) and Alain Sarde, representing director Roman Polanski, pose with the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' at the 'Award Winners' Photocall during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  4. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Producers Robert Benmussa (L) and Alain Sarde, representing director Roman Polanski, pose with the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' at the 'Award Winners' Photocall during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  5. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Producers Robert Benmussa (L) and Alain Sarde, representing director Roman Polanski, pose with the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' at the 'Award Winners' Photocall during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
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  7. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Roman Polanski receives the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' represented by producer Alain Sarde (R) at the Awards Ceremony during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  8. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Roman Polanski receives the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' represented by producer Alain Sarde (R) at the Awards Ceremony during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  9. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Roman Polanski receives the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' represented by producer Alain Sarde at the Awards Ceremony during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  10. The wife of Roman Polanski, French actress and singer Emmanuelle Seigner, singing a song from her latest album during a TV show in Poland on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Seigner is promoting her album across Europe in between visits to Polanski, who remains under house arrest in the couple's house in Gstaad, Switzerland, while awaiting extradition decisions in a 32-year-old sexual abuse scandal in the U.S.
  11. The wife of Roman Polanski, French actress and singer Emmanuelle Seigner, singing a song from her latest album during a TV show in Poland on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Seigner is promoting her album across Europe in between visits to Polanski, who remains under house arrest in the couple's house in Gstaad, Switzerland, while awaiting extradition decisions in a 32-year-old sexual abuse scandal in the U.S.
  12. The wife of Roman Polanski, French actress and singer Emmanuelle Seigner, singing a song from her latest album during a TV show in Poland on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Seigner is promoting her album across Europe in between visits to Polanski, who remains under house arrest in the couple's house in Gstaad, Switzerland, while awaiting extradition decisions in a 32-year-old sexual abuse scandal in the U.S.
  13. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 20: Roman Polanski receives the Silver Bear For Best Director of 'The Ghost Writer' represented by producer Alain Sarde (R) at the Awards Ceremony during day ten of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
  14. Chad Hummel, attorney for Roman Polanski, speaks as to the court at the Criminal Justice Center, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Los Angeles during a hearing in the case of the famous film director, who fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. A Los Angeles judge has ruled Roman Polanski must return to the U.S. to be sentenced in a decades-old sex case.
  15. Polish director Roman Polanski attends a news conference for the film "Chacun son Cinema" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in this May 20, 2007 file photograph. Lawyers for Polanski return to a Los Angeles court on January 6, 2010 and are expected to detail their next steps in a bid to resolve a 30-year-old sex charge against the Oscar-winning maker of "The Pianist".
  16. Producers Rob Benmussa (L) and Alain Sarde hold Roman Polanski's Silver Bear for Best Director for his film "The Ghost Writer" at a press conference at the 60th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 20, 2010. Polanski is currently under house arrest in Switzerland and did not attend the ceremony.

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