Roman Polanski and the rules of sex with minors

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Further to this case:

BBC had this to report, on the 27 September 2009:

"In recent years, he has tried to have the rape case dismissed, claiming the original judge, who is now dead, arranged a plea bargain but later reneged.

Earlier this year, Judge Peter Espinoza agreed there was misconduct by the judge in the original case, but said Mr Polanski must return to the US to apply for dismissal.

Mr Polanski's lawyers said he would not return to the US because he would be immediately arrested as a fugitive.

The victim at the centre of the case, Samantha Geimer, has previously asked for the charges to be dropped, saying the continued publication of details "causes harm to me, my husband and children".

She has also called the court's insistence that Mr Polanski appear in person "a cruel joke"."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8277176.stm

It was said on the other thread that things would have been different if RP had not been a well-known director. But it can go both ways: maybe it went to bad, because he is a well-known director, seen from both parties? Truth - whatever that may be - gets drowned out, and the victim just gets drowned.