Three decades after fleeing the United States for having sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl, Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland.

Although he had been to Switzerland before and not been arrested, this time Swiss authorities weren’t so accommodating. Polanski was in the country to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. Once he arrived at the airport he was taken into custody. “There was a valid arrest request and we knew when he was coming. That’s why he was taken into custody,” says ministry representative Guido Balmer.

He has lived in France since the incident and has sought to have the case against him dropped. He faces possible extradition to the United States, although the U.S. has not yet made a formal extradition request.

Polanski is married with two children.

It seems to me that Roman thinks it should just be swept under the rug and that enough time has passed to where it should just be forgotten. But this guy was slimy. Extremely so. In Janice Dickinson’s book, “Check Please!” she describes herself as being a young, undiscovered model looking for her lucky break when Roman Polanski invites her out to dinner.

She accepts and is excited. But throughout their meal Roman ignores her, saying nothing until finally uttering “So, are we going to f** or what?” Janice did not sleep with him.

Roman pretty much admitted guilt by fleeing the country, but yet he is still adored and honored? People just look the other way when it comes to celebrities with clout. It’s scary really. This should have happened a long time ago..