Lawyer: Polanski to seek release from Swiss prison

Exterior view of the district prison in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, where, local media claim, Polish-French director Roman Polanski is being held over a 1977 child sex case in Los Angeles. The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated Monday as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail and pressed U.S. officials all the way up to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the case. Polanski, who pleaded guilty three decades ago to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, was arrested Saturday, when he arrived in Switzerland to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich film festival. Polanski awaits a possible extradition to the United States. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)