Roman Polanski has encountered another glitch that will delay his extradition to the United States. According to the Associated Press, the Federal Criminal Court in Switzerland ordered that the director remain detained in prison. The court said, "The court considered the risk that Roman Polanski might flee if released from custody as high. The bail offered by the appellant does not meet in its form the requirements set out by the law," according to the AP. This is not the end of the road for Polanski. He has the opportunity to appeal to Switzerland’s highest tribunal and can continue efforts to influence the Swiss Justice Ministry to approve his release. Washington has until late November to submit a formal extradition request, after which additional court proceedings will most likely take place. According to the AP, the Swiss Court said that Polanski offered to turn over his travel documents and volunteered to undergo daily police checks. The court denied this request for fear that he could get new travel documents or go to his home in France without paperwork. The court also feared that he could flee the country via helicopter or private plane. Polanski even offered to post his chalet in Gstaad as collateral, claiming it is more than half of his personal worth. Polanski was arrested in Zurich on September 26 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. He fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to the charges.

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