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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash
Sleeping with a 13 year old is WRONG, but the facts in this case are being completely twisted.
This is true. A plea agreement was reached between the defense and the DA, Polanski served time in prison, and then the day of his release the judge pulled out at the last minute and wanted to add more time to Polanski's sentence.
The reason the DA was so quick to come to a plea agreement with Polanski is because of the character issues with the victim. The 13 year old model Polanski took photos of and later had sex with was not a virigin, and in fact had slept with numerous other adult men, also photographers. Prior to the charges the girl's mother was aware her daughter drank, smoked pot and had affairs with adult men. Huge credibility issues there 
I keep reading these stories that Polanski just skipped town when faced with the charges and it's complete bullshit. Polanski did everything the DA asked him to, he only skipped town when his plea bargain was renegged- after he had served the time requested.
Even the original prosecuter in the case has called for the charges to be dropped and has publically admitted that what happened to Polanski after he served his time was a criminal miscarrage of justice on the part of the presiding judge. |
I watched the movie (documentary?) on this just last year, all this sounds about right.
The part I forget is if they addressed in the film anything to do with any sort of statute of limitations, or if there isn't one then why isn't there one? I've wondered that for a while now, how after 30 years and in light of all the inner facts of case, all the behind the scenes information etc, how it can still be hanging over the guy's head like it is.