Former prosecutor says he lied about Polanski case

LOS ANGELES -- A former prosecutor says he made up a story he told a film crew about advising a judge handling Roman Polanski's sex case to send the director to prison.

In "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," David F. Wells is depicted as conferring with a trial judge more than 30 years ago about Polanski's case. Wells said in the documentary that the judge took his advice in deciding to renege on a plea bargain and give Polanski additional prison time.

"I made that up to make the stuff look better," Wells said.

The fugitive director was arrested in Switzerland on Saturday.

Wells, who retired more than two years ago, did not handle Polanski's case.

Polanski was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977.