LOS ANGELES (AP) - September 30, 2009 David F. Wells says he lied to the makers of "Roman Polanski:
Wanted and Desired" about telling a judge in chambers that he
should send the director to prison. The statements became part of
the basis for a move by Polanski's attorneys to dismiss the case
against the fugitive director, who is now in Swiss custody.
Wells retired as a prosecutor more than two years ago.
He says he "embellished" his actions to the film makers
because he was told the documentary would air in France, not the
United States.
"It was a dumb thing to do," Wells says. "I'm going to have
to live with it."
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