Roman Polanski Dismissal Denied

Roman Polanski lost a battle Tuesday in his effort to get a 1977 child sex case against him thrown out, but in delivering the bad news, a judge suggested the acclaimed director may be a plane ticket away from winning the larger war.
The Los Angeles Superior Court Judge told a packed courtroom that he found the core argument in Polanski's request for a dismissal of charges -- allegations of unethical and, in some instances, illegal conduct by a prosecutor and a judge three decades ago -- to be credible.
But, the judge said, Polanski's fugitive status left him no choice but to deny the request.
In spite of Polanski's pledge not to come back, his legal team seemed to be mulling the possibility of a return.
Los Angeles Times report HERE