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Originally Posted by CDSmith
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.
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There's a statute of limitations on how long after the commision of a crime you can be charged with it, but because Polanski already pleaded guilty the charges have already been satisfied. It's the sentencing phase where issues arrise.
There was some serious momentum to have the charges dropped a few years ago but the judge said he'd only hear the case if Polanski came back to the states and turned himself over to US authorities, to which Polanski said no.
I mean, I can't fucking blame the guy. He spend 40 some odd days in Chino after he voluntarily committed himself to a nuthouse for psychiatric evaluation, all at the behest of the DA. He played the game and did everything they asked of him to the letter and then the judge tried to fuck him over.
It's never ok for a grown man to have sex with a 13 year old, but given the circumsrtances everyone involved including the victim and the prosecutor agree he's served his time. The fact that they arrested him is pretty weak.
