I know that the title of this post is overstating the obvious, but...

Roman Polanski, the world's most celebrated pedophile, is to be given access to British justice without threat of extradition to the U.S. to face charges of having sex with a 13 year old.

But to avoid the risk of extradition to the US, where he is wanted on an outstanding child sex offence, the director will give evidence from Paris.

The Law Lords ruled on Thursday that Mr Polanski should not be denied access to justice because of extradition fears.

Hows this for a quote?

Despite his fugitive status, a fugitive from justice is entitled to invoke the assistance of the court

Lord Nicholls

Why is a fugitive from justice allowed to invoke the assistance of the court? After all, having sex with a 13 year old is just as illegal in the UK as it is in the US, so why should they be protecting him?

Mr Polanski has issued libel proceedings against Conde Naste, publishers of Vanity Fair, over an article published in July 2002.

He seems to think he has some special right to have his own claims heard, but should be protected from having to face the claims of a child he raped. Becuase at 13 years of age, it is rape.

What surprises me so much about this article is that Britian has more watchdog groups and "czars" protecting the rights of children than they know how to organize, yet they are willing to grant a pedophile the right to sue for libel. Libel is a cash grab at the best of times, and they are encouraging him by not requesting that he make his statement in a British court, on British soil, with the potential of a US Marshall standing outside the courtroom door, waiting for him to come out.