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 RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1967-2025. Cooling Job Market Opens Door to September C Trump has moved 2 nuclear subs in response to Russian remarks. After jobs report, Trump fires BLS boss. Report an error