Seems that facing the music in a courtroom will most probably not be happening for Roman Polanski.  From his house arrest in his Swiss chalet Polanski had his lawyers ask that he be sentenced in absentia.   This looks a serious option and I’m betting he won’t get any more jail time.  This is all based on the ruling from the state appellate division who laid out the potential options to get the case resolved.

Lawyers are going to submit briefs and a hearing on the potential sentencing in absentia will be argued on January 22.

If he is sentenced and gets no further jail time he will be allowed to return to the US unfettered.

Bet they’ll have a big welcome home party for him.  This whole thing is such bullshit.

Polanski asks to be sentenced in absentia (Variety)

Polanski asks to be sentenced in absentia in 1977 sex case (LA Times)

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