Roman Polanski fails to secure no-jail guarantee in rape case

Judge shut down film-maker’s request to return to US with immunity from jail, saying he should not receive special treatment as a ‘wealthy celebrity’The Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has failed in his bid to bring an end to his long-running rape case.Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and fled on the eve of sentencing. He said the judge reneged on a promise to sentence him to probation after he underwent a diagnostic study at a Calif