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Roman Polanski has been battling extradition to the U.S. since late September.
 
CNN) — Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest, Swiss justice authorities said Friday.
Polanski was released “pending extradition” to the United States, the Swiss Department of Justice and Police said in a statement. Polanski faces a sex-offense charge from the 1970s that involves a girl who was 13.