Tell me about it. His life has been a living hell over the last 30 years. He was forced to date a 15 year old model; date and marry another model who was in her early 20s, have several kids with her; live in a multimillion dollar villa in France, make movies with actors like Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, Hugh Grant, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, and Ewan McGregor; make millions of dollars doing so; winning the Oscar; and being the toast of France. I can't even imagine living the torture he has suffered over the last 30 years.
Polanski knew she was underage. He promised to do for her what he did for an underaged Brooke Shields with her Vogue photos. The DA didn't want a harsher crime because Ms. Geimer and her attorney wanted to broker a deal because she couldn't handle the pressures of a trial and the judge wanted to go back on the brokered deal. The prosecutor probably would have gone for the max if Ms. Geimer so wished.
1.) Polanski pleaded guilty to engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. How can you claim you never had sex with the girl, but then plead guilty of having sex with her? He has never denied having sex with her, but he claims it was consentual. 2.) Go to the Smoking Gun website and read Ms. Geimer's deposition. She most certainly claimed that he drugged and sodomized her. 3.) Most rape victims do not want to bring charges against their rapists. That is why so few rapes get reported or procecuted. This means nothing. 4.) Yes, the judge was shady, but that doesn't mean Polanski isn't guilty and doesn't deserve to do time. His lawyer can file an appeal for his guilty plea to be set aside and have a new trial. There is enough evidence including testamony from the prosecutor to get Polanski a new trial.
The bottom line is Polanski is guilty of having sex with a minor. That is not in dispute. Polanski went on to have sex with another minor within months of this incident. The question is whether it was actual rape or statutory rape. Either way, Polanski deserves to do time and I think his villa in France with his former model wife (who was in her late teens when they stated to date) and children is really doing time.
Polanski never[re=4353119]Re: Misspoodelle[/re] Polanski never repeated the offense?!? Months after the incident, he started to have a very public relationship with a 15 year old Natassja Kinski. Last time I checked, 15 years old is still a minor. Who knows how many children he slept with as an adult. Even his friends have said that Ms. Geimer's mother should have known he was going to try to sleep with her daughter because his preferences for underage girls were well known among their friends.
1.) Polanski pleaded guilty to engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. How can you claim you never had sex with the girl, but then plead guilty of having sex with her? He has never denied having sex with her, but he claims it was consentual.
2.) Go to the Smoking Gun website and read Ms. Geimer's deposition. She most certainly claimed that he drugged and sodomized her.
3.) Most rape victims do not want to bring charges against their rapists. That is why so few rapes get reported or procecuted. This means nothing.
4.) Yes, the judge was shady, but that doesn't mean Polanski isn't guilty and doesn't deserve to do time. His lawyer can file an appeal for his guilty plea to be set aside and have a new trial. There is enough evidence including testamony from the prosecutor to get Polanski a new trial.
The bottom line is Polanski is guilty of having sex with a minor. That is not in dispute. Polanski went on to have sex with another minor within months of this incident. The question is whether it was actual rape or statutory rape. Either way, Polanski deserves to do time and I think his villa in France with his former model wife (who was in her late teens when they stated to date) and children is really doing time.