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Polanski Victim: Drop the Case, He's No Threat

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:35:00 CDT

One person of note disagrees with US prosecutors' decision to keep going after Roman Polanski—his victim. "Enough is enough," Samantha Geimer tells the Los Angeles Times . "This matter should have been resolved 33 years ago." Geimer, who had sex with Polanski as a 13-year-old in 1977, says Polanski isn't...

Polanski Must Be Sentenced in LA: Judge

M. Morris — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:20:00 CST

Roman Polanski can't remain under house arrest in Switzerland while he's sentenced in Los Angeles for statutory rape committed in 1977—he must appear in court in the US, a superior court judge ruled today. "I have made it clear he needs to surrender," said Peter Espinoza. "In defense of...

Polanski: Sentence Me in Absentia

Will McCahill — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:57:00 CST

Roman Polanski today asked a Los Angeles judge to sentence him in absentia for his 1977 conviction for statutory rape—a move suggested earlier by an appellate court after it dismissed the director’s request to have the charges dismissed. Polanski, 76, is under house arrest in Switzerland as a judge...

Polanski Victim Wants Case Dropped

M. Morris — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:35:58 CDT

The woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13 wants the charge against the fugitive director dropped. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor but fled before sentencing. He's in custody in Switzerland and Samantha Geimer, who lives in Hawaii, is under...

Polanski Made Deal to Pay Rape Victim $500K

M. Morris — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:53:12 CDT

Roman Polanski struck a deal to settle a civil lawsuit and pay his rape victim $500,000 after going on the lam, but it's not clear whether she received the entire sum. Court papers relating to the 1988 suit, which was settled in 1993, indicate that the fugitive director missed...

Polanski Rape Happened at Nicholson's Pad

Kevin Spak — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:26:55 CDT

Think you know everything about Roman Polanski? You’re probably wrong. AskMen.com compiles a list of surprising tidbits about the headline-grabbing statutory rapist: It happened at Jack Nicholson’s house: Somehow lost in the hubbub was the fact that the crime took place at Nicholson’s home, where Polanski took victim Samantha...

Whoopi Calls Polanski Case 'Not Rape-Rape,' Triggers Uproar

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:15:00 CDT

Whoopi Goldberg's comment that Roman Polanski's sex with a 13-year-old girl wasn't really "rape-rape" has added fuel to the growing conflagration between the film director's Hollywood supporters and angry feminists. "I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was rape-rape," Goldberg said...

Oh, Poor Polanski, Child Rapist

Harry Kimball — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:31:46 CDT

Kate Harding would like to remind everyone crowing about the injustice of arresting a 76-year-old man who’s put in 31 years of exile that Roman Polanski is a fugitive and, coincidentally, a child rapist. The director “gave a 13-year-old girl a Quaalude and champagne,” according to her testimony and his...

LA DA Shouldn't Waste Time on Polanski

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:18:20 CDT

Whether you side for or against Roman Polanski, one has to wonder why the state of California is “stalking an aging, 76-year-old man who has admitted his guilt and was long ago forgiven by his victim,” writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. California’s legislature is chopping the state's...