Roman Polanski Court Case

Roman Polanski's Next Film Is About A Persecuted Man

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.10.2012

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Roman Polanski is certainly not hiding from the public eye, despite attempts by the California government to have him extradited in relation to an unl...

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Roman Polanski Repeats History

Posted 11.15.2011

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In 2009, the controversial director Roman Polanski left France and hopped aboard a plane to Switzerland, where he was to receive a lifetime achievemen...

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Polanski's Wife: Our Worst Moments Are Over

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — The wife of Roman Polanski says she believes the 32-year-old sexual abuse case against her husband will be finished soon. Fren...

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Roman Polanski and Lady MacJustice

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Kenney Baden

Samantha Geimer is making another kind of plea now -- not to a crime, but for the privilege of her and her children to be left alone.

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"Barely a Crime?" - An Answer to a Polanski Apologist

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Seitzman

If Jeff Norman's legal logic reigned, Roman Polanski would be "barely guilty" -- because the crime he is of committing in California is "barely" a crime in some places in Europe.

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Polanski's Release From Prison

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

The decision to free Roman Polanski is a wise decision. It honors the people who took it. It shows that the arguments developed by the movie director's partisans have finally been fruitful.

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Swiss: Polanski Extradition Decision In Early 2010

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — Swiss authorities say they will decide early next year on whether to extradite director Roman Polanski to the United States. Justice M...

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Roman Polanski, And The Making Of A Legend

Megan Carpentier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Carpentier

Polanski, the master story-teller, has been refining his story for 30 years, weaving his little lies one by one into a cloak intended to shield him from both moral judgment and the legal system.

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A Letter From Roman Polanski

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

At Roman Polanski's request, I would like to share the letter he has written me with all of his friends and supporters -- his first public statement since his incarceration.

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For Roman Polanski

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

I hardly know Roman Polanski. But I know that all those who, from close and from afar, join in this lynching will soon wake up, horrified by what they have done, ashamed.

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Polanski Hearing In Sex Case Ends Without Ruling

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Roman Polanski and his victim in a 32-year-old case joined forces Thursday to ask an appeals court to dismiss a sexual...

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Court Rejects Polanski Move To Have Case Dismissed

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — In a case that has polarized public passions, director Roman Polanski did not win his freedom Monday for a 32-year-old sex offense...

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On the Polanski Affair

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

Arresting a man today, after it was decided long ago that he wasn't a pedophile, tracking him like a terrorist, and extraditing him like a former Nazi is perhaps right according to the law, but not according to justice.

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Girlfriends' Guide: Roman Polanski Belongs In Jail!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vicki Iovine

Why is there all this sentimentalism and taking of sides on the issue of whether film director Roman Polanski should serve his time?

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Polanski Losing Support From Poles

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland -- When Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss authorities on a 32-year-old rape charge, the first reaction of many Poles was to immediat...

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The Good Kind of Rape

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Seitzman

Maybe Whoopi Goldberg, who said of the Roman Polanski case, "I know it wasn't rape-rape," can take a look at this transcript from Polanski's hearing and explain to us which kind of rape this is.

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Art Is Not Enough

Allison Anders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Anders

Art should never be held above our decency to each other. And when an artist commits a crime, especially a sex crime and especially against a child, we do art no favor by giving artists a break we would not give anyone else.

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Bait and Switch Justice

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Roman Polanski plead guilty. He admitted culpability in the civil matter, and the victim received a settlement for an undisclosed sum.

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Swiss Cops Arrest Roman Polanski for Bad 1967 Film

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roy Rivenburg

"It was such a terrible movie, we really had no choice," said Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley.

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Roman Polanski Case: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost blogger reactions to the arrest of acclaimed film director Roman Polanski have covered the gamut. Scroll down to see the variety of perspect...

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Anne Applebaum, Child Rape Apologist?

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jillian York

In her piece, Applebaum claims that Polanski has paid for his crime of raping a 13-year-old girl "in notoriety, lawyers' fees, in professional stigma." Oh, the humanity.

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The Fall of Roman

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chez Pazienza

It's true we let talented people get away with quite a bit more than the Average Joe in our society. But Roman Polanski shouldn't be able to avoid prison just because he's Roman Polanski.

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Roman Polanski's Wikipedia Page Frozen Over Child Sex Crime Controversy (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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**See Photo Below** Wikipedia administrators have blocked filmmaker Roman Polanski's Wikipedia page from being changed after an 'edit war' broke out ...

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Polanski -- I'm Confused

Jennifer Lehr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Lehr

Given Roman Polanski's history as a persecuted Jew during the Holocaust, I can understand his panicking, skipping bail and fleeing the United States. ...

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And the Best Child Rapist Award Goes To...

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Seitzman

Some of the get-out-of-jail-free crowd thinks that the reason Polanski should go free is because he's a gifted artist. Okay, I'll accept the premise. Maybe you're right. Instead of an Oscar we should let the Best Director f**k your kids.

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