Polanski 'sex case appeal dismissed'

A California appeals court has rejected a bid by Roman Polanski to have his 1977 child sex case dismissed.

According to Sky News, lawyers for the Oscar-winning director urged California's Court Of Appeal to throw out the 30-year-old charge.

Polanski's legal team also cited alleged misconduct by the trial judge who presided over the initial proceedings. Attorneys for the fugitive director argued earlier this month that misconduct in the case was tantamount to a dismissal of the charge he had sex with a minor.

However, the court disagreed, saying that a more thorough examination of the investigation should occur at the lower court level.

"The passage of more time before this case's final resolution will further hamper the search for truth and the delivery of any appropriate relief, and it will also prolong the agony that the lack of finality in this matter continues to cause," the tribunal said.

Polanski will continue to remain under house arrest at his Swiss chalet. Local authorities stated they will resolve the helmer's extradition case to the US early next year.