1.0link147920<![CDATA[Roman Polanski Asks Court To Dismiss Child-Sex Charge]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/02/roman-polanski-asks-court_n_147920.htmlLOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Roman Polanski, a fugitive for 30 years in a notorious sex case involving a 13-year-old girl, filed a request Tuesday to dismiss the charge against him because of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
The motion alleges that a documentary about the filmmaker released this year revealed "a pattern of misconduct and improper communications" between the Los Angeles County district attorney's office and the judge in Polanski's case.