Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski the film director is being held in custody in Switzerland on an outstanding arrest warrant that was issued some 30 years ago.

Polanski was accused of rape in 1977 after photographing a teenager during a modelling session. The girl said Polanski plied her with champagne and part of a Quaalude sedative pill at Jack Nicholson’s house.

Polanski was allowed to plead guilty to one of six charges, unlawful sexual intercourse, and was sent to prison for 42 days of evaluation. Lawyers agreed that would be his full sentence, but the judge tried to renege on the plea bargain.

Since then he has been on the run though he has travelled freely throughout Europe in that time. for some reason that I don’t fully understand there appears to be a lot of sympathy for Polanski as if he has been hard done by, though he does not deny having sex with a 13 year old.

Bernard Kouchner, the French Foreign Minister, revealed that he had written to Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, to call for the release of the director. I know they do things a little different in France but surely they recognise his crime, for the French foreign Minister to intervene like this is a disgrace.

Unless I am missing something major here Polanski is a paedophile and only escaped a long prison sentence because he absconded, I don’t see or know of any reason that he should be pardoned just because 30 years has expired, as far as I am aware there is no statute of limitations on crimes of this nature.

It will be fascinating to see how this story develops.

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Polanski Scandal

As the debate rages over whether Roman Polanski should be bought to book over his raping of a child back in 1977, where he did actually plead guilty. I saw this printed in a newspaper and thought it summed up the situation perfectly.

“You rape someone — you go to jail  If you rape someone, and then flee the country, you get even more jail time. [Polanski] was into his forties by this point, and that not only makes him an adult, but someone who was extremely aware of the consequences of his actions. Time to pay. It’s that simple.”

The bleeding hearts looking to get him freed should read the above then ask themselves if they would feel the same if it had been their daughter.

It was not just a case of simply having sex the charges read like this “Committing a lewd act upon a person less than 14, rape of a minor, rape by use of a drug, oral copulation, and sodomy”.

I believe the US will try to prosecute him the alternative is to concede that there are 2 sets of laws in place one for the rich and famous and another set for the rest.

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Hollywood Shame

A backlash was growing last night against the actors and directors who leapt to the defence of Roman Polanski after his arrest on a child sex charge.

Celebrated cinema luminaries including Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese called for Polanski to be freed immediately from arrest in Switzerland on a US extradition warrant.

Its no surprise to see Woody Allen on the list, Allen started having sex with his adopted daughter when she was in her teens and then married her, David Lynch‘s film usually have a bizarre sexual angle, but god knows what Scorsese is thinking adding his name to this list perhaps he is only showing solidarity with a fellow Director,but it is  naive of him to think he can support Polanski and not get caught up in the fallout.

One other notable name that  has been conveniently dropped from this sordid story that of Jack Nicholson, the incident in question with Polanski and the 13 year old child  happened at Nicholson’s house with Nicholson Present, there was and is no suggestion he was involved but he must have been aware of what was going on, another example of Hollywood looking after his own.

I am still confident the Americans will try their utmost to convict this pervert and will not be swayed by the “Luvvies” looking to protect one of their own.

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Decency Prevails

At last a modicum of decency emanating from Hollywood with regards to the Polanski sex case he  was initially supported by a Hollywood petition demanding his release and signed by a host of big names such as Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. But even Tinsel town knows where to draw the line and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor- turned-Governor of California, made the official position clear. “It doesn’t matter if it’s Roman Polanski or anyone else,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you are a big-time movie actor or a big-time movie director or producer the law is the law and he must be dealt with accordingly”.

Its about time that celebrities joined us in the real world, what difference does it really make if you are a recognisable name if you commit an offence of this magnitude, we are not talking about a parking ticket but the drugging and sodomising of a 13 year old girl, how could anyone even consider “forgetting about it” just because the perpetrator has a few decent films under his belt.

I applaud Arnie for being the first big name to condemn him and hope others follow suit, and I reiterate my belief the the American sense of decency will prevail and Polanski will be punished to the full letter of the law.

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Polanski’s Punishment

Roman Polanski is putting the finishing touches to his forthcoming film from his prison cell in Switzerland, his friend and colleague Robert Harris said yesterday at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.

You will remember that Polanski is waiting the result of his appeal against extradition to the States to face child sex charges dating back from the sixties, when he admitted raping drugging and sodomizing a 13 year old girl before fleeing the Country.

Why don’t the Authorities in Switzerland as well as letting him still play at being a Director also give him some Cocaine and champagne  and a couple of 12 year old girls so he can pass the time.

You cant make this stuff up why is he getting this kind of treatment, it’s enough to make other child sex offenders jealous.

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