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US files Polanski extradition request in sex case (AP)

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to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California , where he is wanted for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss authorities said Friday.

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The Justice Ministry said in a statement that Washington filed its formal extradition request late Thursday. The 76-year-old filmmaker has been in Swiss custody since his arrest Sept. 26 as he arrived in Zurich to attend a film festival. The request has been forwarded to Zurich authorities, who will hold a hearing on an unspecified date to decide whether Polanski should be sent back to Los Angeles . If extradition is approved, Polanski may appeal the decision to Switzerland's top criminal court and, theoretically, to the Federal Supreme Court .

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