Roman Polanski, under house arrest in Switzerland on child sex charges, is suing French magazines for publishing photos the director feels infringed his privacy, legal sources said Tuesday. The pictures were taken when the 76-year-old Oscar-winner returned to his chalet in the chic Swiss Alpine resort ...

A state appellate court Monday rejected Roman Polanski’s bid to have his 1977 child-sex prosecution dismissed but outlined a way that could end the long-running case without Polanski serving more time behind bars or returning to the American justice system he fled three decades ago. more…  ...

LOS ANGELES — Roman Polanski is getting help from his victim in a bid to have sex misconduct charges against him dismissed. The attorney for Samantha Geimer, who long ago publicly identified herself, argued for an end to the 32-year-old case on Thursday, saying she has repeatedly said she wants it ...

By NY times GENEVA — The director Roman Polanski was released from custody on $4.5 million bail and transferred to house arrest in the upscale ski resort of Gstaad Friday pending a judicial ruling on an American request for his extradition. Mr. Polanski is wanted in the United States on charges dating ...

BERN, Switzerland — Swiss authorities say Roman Polanski will be held in jail until at least Friday because he needs more time to pay his $4.5 million bail. Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli says Polanski won’t be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet until the full bail is received.  ...

GENEVA — Roman Polanski will be quietly transferred from a Zurich jail to house arrest in his Alpine chalet, Swiss authorities said Thursday, adding that the process will last at least another day. Polanski was being held in a Swiss jail a day after a court granted him release on $4.5 million bail, ...