There’s just something odd about the whole case surrounding director Roman Polanski.
Polanski was drugging and raping 13-year-old Samantha Geimer during a modeling shoot back in 1977 and was then indicted on six felony counts to which he plead guilty but later fled the country the night before he was scheduled to be sentenced.
Years later in 1988, Geimer sued Polanski for $500,000. Money helps, but it doesn’t heal emotional scars. But does time heal all wounds?
It seems that Geimer wants to drop the lawsuit against Polanski and wants it dropped now!
In fact, her attorney Lawrence Silver is asking a California appeals court to dismiss the criminal case against Polanski. For reals!
According to Silver, Geimer is suffering due to all the recent media attention, claiming she’s received almost 500 calls seeking comment since Polanski’s arrest last month.
Silver adds that Geimer is being stalked by journalists from different international news outlets and has even received interview requests from big shots like Oprah Winfrey! She turned down Oprah?
The suit claims that “The pursuit has caused her to have health-related issues. The pursuit has caused her performance at her job to be interfered with and has caused the understandable displeasure of her employer and the real possibility that Samantha could lose her job.” Adding at the end, “Leave her alone.”
It’s a tough one. We understand Geimer doesn’t want to be in the spotlight and we’re sure the media hounding her isn’t helping any, but what message does it send to release a rapist without any punishment?
What do U think? Should Polanski be set free or brought back to the US to face sentencing?
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