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Roman Polanski's victim to tell all in memoir

Samantha Geimer is writing a memoir to claim a new identity beyond 'the girl' Roman Polanski was accused of raping.

 

Roman Polanski victim: Director is not a threat, prosecution should end

Samantha Geimer, who as a 13-year-old girl was at the center of the Roman Polanski sex case, called on prosecutors to halt the case against the famed director.

 

Swiss Reject U.S. Request to Extradite Polanski

Swiss Reject U.S. Request to Extradite Polanski

The film director won’t be extradited to face charges of unlawful sex with a minor because of a possible fault in the American extradition application, an official said.

Senh: I'm not sure what real justice would be in this case. The victim has already publicly expressed that she doesn't want him criminalized. The two sides had already reached a settlement decades ago. Yes, he did have sex with a minor. Yes, it's statutory rape. Logically, he should be in jail serving time. Otherwise, it would seem like he bought his way out of this whole mess and sets a bad precedent.

 

British actress says Roman Polanski forced her to have sex with him in 1982 when she was 16

A British actress took center stage in the Roman Polanski case on Friday, holding a press conference to say the famed director forced her to have sex with him when she was 16 years old.

 

Polanski must appear in US court

Film director Roman Polanski has lost his bid to be sentenced in a US court without having to return to the country.

 

Roman Polanski thanks supporters

Filmmaker Roman Polanski says letters from supporters that he received in a Swiss prison and while under house arrest at his Alpine chalet have been "full of comfort and reason to hope."

 

Court to rule if Polanski can fight case from afar

Court to rule if Polanski can fight case from afar

Roman Polanski seemed to have little to lose last summer when his lawyers pressed to dismiss the child rape case in California that has haunted him since he fled to France three decades ago.

 

Polanski wins bail in Switzerland, but release uncertain

A Swiss court has approved Roman Polanski's bail offer of $4.5 million to be released from prison and kept under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss chalet.

 

Cash bail offer to be filed for Polanski on Monday

Cash bail offer to be filed for Polanski on Monday

A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will ...

 

Polanski's victim asks court to dismiss charge

Polanski's victim asks court to dismiss charge

Samantha Geimer says the media frenzy is interfering with her life and her family. In the four weeks since director Roman Polanski's arrest, Samantha Geimer has once again found herself in an unwanted spotlight.

 

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