Roman Polanski's Victim Wants Charges Dropped; Says She's Suffering In Spotlight
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 @ 06:09AM
Roman Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, said that the increased media attention she has received since the director was arrested last month is causing her health and work problems as a result of the added stress, according to her lawyer, Lawrence Silver.
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Silver said Geimer is asking a California appeals court that criminal case against Polanski should be dropped, after more than 500 calls poured in from journalists asking for comment since the director was arrested Sept. 26; the 76-year-old filmmaker has been in Swiss custody since that day, when he arrived in the country for a film festival he was slated to receive a lifetime achievement award at.
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Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of unlawful sex with a minor. He admitted to having given Champagne and a Quaalude to a then-13-year-old Geimer -- who he'd taken to his pal Jack Nicholson's house for a photo shoot -- before having sex with her. Out on bond after his plea, Polanski fled the country before he was sentenced. The arrest warrant against him was issued in 1978.
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Geimer, now a married 45-year-old mother-of-three, went public with her identity several years ago after settling a civil lawsuit against Polanski.
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Dec 04, 2009 @ 07:14
If she wants the state of California to drop the case then they should. They cant afford to continue anyways
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:17pm
She wants chrgs. dropped because she can't handle the publicity or is it because she is reliving the nightmare? I say BOTH! This is the long term result of his actions and he should be castrated. & people should leave her alone
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:33am
I wish she could understand it isn't all about her. Does she really think she was the only child he molested? If he got away with it once, there was no reason for him not to do it again.
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:06am
Rainbow very well said"
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 7:08am
There still has to be justice. You just can't drug and sodomize a 13 year old. No matter how rich and famous you are. No matter how many Hollywood types think you're a swell guy. He still owes a debt to society.
Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 6:46am