Polanski Rape Victim Angry At DA, Wants Case Dismissed

It’s been over thirty years since Samantha Geimer accused Roman Polanski of drugging and raping her. Now 45, she’s ironically become the director’s champion. LA prosecutors re-released grand jury testimony about the crimes in December and demanded that Polanski appear before the court—risking arrest—if he wants to have the case dismissed at an upcoming hearing. Geimer isn’t impressed. “[This is] a cruel joke being played on me…If Polanski cannot stand before the court to make this request, I, as the victim, can and I, as the victim do.”

My views as a victim, my feelings as a victim, or my desires as a victim were never considered or even inquired into by the district attorney prior to the filing. It is clear to me that because the district attorney’s office has been accused of wrongdoing, it has recited the lurid details of the case to distract attention from the wrongful conduct of the district attorney’s office as well as the judge who was then assigned to the case.

There has been no response from the district attorney, and the hearing is still scheduled for January 21st. Will Polanski appear and risk arrest, or stay in France and risk losing his best chance at having the case dismissed?

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