by Mike Krumboltz Monday's announcement that Switzerland won't extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to the United States has set off a firestorm of buzz. More than 30 years ago, Polanski fled the U.S. on the eve of his sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. He is now a free man . Last year, Polanski was unexpectedly arrested in Switzerland while there for a film festival.