As reported by The New York Times, director Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland in connection with his 1977 conviction of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in California. According to the article, Polanski was arrested,

on an international warrant as he arrived in Zurich for a film festival featuring a retrospective of his work, the Swiss authorities said Sunday. Mr. Polanski was detained by the police Saturday upon his arrival at the Zurich airport, said Guido Balmer, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Justice Department. The director was being held in provisional detention in preparation for a possible extradition to the United States based on an arrest warrant dating to 1978.

Polanski was the subject of Marina Zenovich's award-winning documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which explored the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States after his conviction.

Lawyers for Mr. Polanski sought to have the case dismissed last December, claiming that the release of a documentary called Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired  had showed “a pattern of misconduct and improper communications” among Los Angeles officials.