Celebrity | Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Faces New Hearing Poland to decide on US request to extradite fugitive director By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 17, 2015 9:26 AM CST Copied In this Feb. 28, 2014, file photo Polish-French film director Roman Polanski holds his best director award during the 39th French Cesar Awards Ceremony in Paris, Feb. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File) The US is still trying to extradite Roman Polanski from Poland, and the 81-year-old director will attend a hearing on the matter next Wednesday, his lawyer said today. Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old in 1977 but fled the US after serving 42 days in a plea deal because he feared the deal being overruled; he now lives in France but is planning to make a film in Poland. If the court decides to honor the extradition request, the country's justice minister must still decide whether to approve it, Reuters reports. Read These Next A look at President Trump's fast pivot on Minneapolis. Minnesota judge makes an unusual move against the ICE chief. Treasury drops Booz Allen over Trump tax return leak. Canada's Mark Carney is standing by his big Davos speech. Report an error