ABCNews wrote: > When Polanksi realized the judge intended to sentence him to more time > behind bars, he fled to France."
Heather asked: > Then why wasn't Polanski held without bail? How is it that he was "allowed" > to flee to France? >From what I've read it seems he was out on bail or his own recognizance after having served some time and having had a psych evaluation and pending final disposition. In other words, the court was treating him, for lack of a better word, easily. Kind of a tradition over the years towards the famous in Hollywood, if you think of it. The article I read said something to the effect that the Judge had a conversation with someone while out playing golf and said he was going to give Polanski a harsh sentence. That person told someone who was a friend of Polanski and out of fear of what may be coming, Polanski fled. I think the article also said the judge and the other person deny this story now, so who knows? But the constant that runs through the story is that when he learned, however he learned, that he wasn't getting off easily after the psych eval., he fled. Kakki
