A judge rejected a motion by Polanski's lawyers who said he was
willing to return to the US if he was assured he would not serve more
time in jail.
Prosecutors said he should not receive special treatment as a celebrity.
Polanski, now 83, fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978 after admitting having sex with a girl aged 13.
"Judge
(Scott) Gordon has ruled that (the) defendant's motions and
corresponding requests are denied," a document released on Monday from
Los Angeles Superior Court said. The hearing itself took place last
month.
Authorities in the US have tried for years to extradite the Oscar-winning director.
Polanski,
best known for the films Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby and The Pianist,
lives in France and has French and Polish citizenship.
In December, Poland's Supreme Court rejected a request to have him extradited.
Swiss authorities turned down a US extradition warrant in 2010 after placing Polanski under house arrest for nine months.
{BBC Source}
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