Brosnan Hopes Polanski Case Ends Quickly

12 December 2009

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Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan is calling for closure on Roman Polanski's 32-year-old child sex case.

The moviemaker, who is currently under house arrest in Switzerland, hasbeen living in exile in Europe since fleeing to France on the eve of sentencing in 1978 after he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl at a Hollywood party in 1977.

His attorneys made another attempt to have the criminal case dismissed on Thursday (10Dec09), telling a three-judge California appeals court that Polanski's treatment by the state's justice system is "a really remarkable, astonishing record of misconduct".

I certainly knew the history of the man, and my heart goes out to his family, to his wife and to his children, and, as I say, I hope this chapter can be closed quickly

And Brosnan, who appears in Polanski's upcoming film The Ghost, is backing calls for the case to be closed in a speedy manner, so the director can move on with his life.

He says, "There's a sadness to the whole situation. What happened was wrong in every way, but I just wish the man well and closure for this timein his life, at this moment in time. He's a magnificent director. He's iconic in the world of cinema. I think we've made a good film, the cast isreally top class and I just hope that justice will be served with some dignity and compassion, and swiftly.

"We had dinners, we talked, I met him before and we got on very well together, but I don't know the man. I certainly knew the history of the man, and my heart goes out to his family, to his wife and to his children, and, as I say, I hope this chapter can be closed quickly".

The judges in California are expected to make a decision whether to dismiss the case within 90 days. Polanski, who was arrested in Zurich in September (09), will be held in Switzerland while officials in the country decide whether to extradite him to the U.S.

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