Oscar De La Huerte answered
The girl who Roman Polanski was accused of raping (although he was actually convicted under the lesser charge of unlawful sexual intercourse) is Samatha Gailey (now using the last name Geimer).
The incident took place in March 1977, when Polanski was 43 and Samantha was just 13.
Roman Polanski sex scandal
The incident in question actually occurred over two separate occasions, where Samantha was invited by Polanski to pose for photos that he claimed would appear in an edition of French Vogue that he was guest-editing.
During the photo-shoots, Polanski plied the girl with Champagne and other substances, and performed several sex acts on her.
The original grand jury charge sheet that Polanski faced included the following:
Polanski Sexual abuse case
The case was obviously the subject of intense media scrutiny at the time, but also made headlines for different reasons over the next few decades. Polanski was originally asked to submit to psychiatric evaluation, and was expected to receive a probation sentence.
When it became obvious that the judge had a custodial sentence in mind, Polanski decided to flee to France. He then spent several years avoiding countries that were likely to extradite him back to the US by working between France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Other noteworthy dates regarding the sex scandal include:
The incident took place in March 1977, when Polanski was 43 and Samantha was just 13.
Roman Polanski sex scandal
The incident in question actually occurred over two separate occasions, where Samantha was invited by Polanski to pose for photos that he claimed would appear in an edition of French Vogue that he was guest-editing.
During the photo-shoots, Polanski plied the girl with Champagne and other substances, and performed several sex acts on her.
The original grand jury charge sheet that Polanski faced included the following:
- Rape by use of drugs
- Perversion
- Sodomy
- Lewd and lascivious act upon a child under fourteen
- Furnishing a controlled substance to a minor,
Polanski Sexual abuse case
The case was obviously the subject of intense media scrutiny at the time, but also made headlines for different reasons over the next few decades. Polanski was originally asked to submit to psychiatric evaluation, and was expected to receive a probation sentence.
When it became obvious that the judge had a custodial sentence in mind, Polanski decided to flee to France. He then spent several years avoiding countries that were likely to extradite him back to the US by working between France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Other noteworthy dates regarding the sex scandal include:
- 1988, Samantha Geimer brough a civil cased against Polanski and successfully sued the director.
- 2009, Polanski travelled to Switzerland to receive a lifetime achievement award and was arrested.
