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NEWS ABOUT: statutory rape

statutory rape stories: 12 news summaries

 Polanski Victim 
 Wants Case 
 Dropped 

Samantha Geimer asks court, media to leave her alone

Oct 26, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13 wants the charge against the fugitive director dropped. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor but fled before sentencing. He's in custody in Switzerland and Samantha Geimer, who lives in Hawaii, is under... More »

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California • Switzerland • rape • fugitive • Hawaii • film director • Roman Polanski • sexual assault • child rape • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape

poetic justice

 The Last Word in 
 Roman Polanski 
 Commentary 

Calvin Trillin: 'He only raped one little girl'

Oct 15, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The debate raging over Roman Polanski—hairsplitting over the definitions of guilt, genius, and rape, among other pertinent terms—has been missing one thing: verse. Veteran journalist and author Calvin Trillin dons his poet hat to take up the slack, devastatingly. His latest contribution to the Nation's "Deadline Poet"... More »

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crime • rape • fugitive • poetry • film director • Roman Polanski • Calvin Trillin • statutory rape

 Imprisoned Polanski 
 'Depressed': Lawyer 

Fugitive director vows not to flee if he makes bail

Oct 11, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A stint in a Zurich prison has left Roman Polanski "depressed" and "dejected," and the longtime fugitive will promise to stay in Switzerland should he be granted bail, his lawyer says. Polanski, who fled the US in 1977 after pleading guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl, "... More »

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entertainment • film • prison • Switzerland • Los Angeles • Zurich • film director • Roman Polanski • movies • statutory rape

 Swiss Shoot Down 
 Polanski's Freedom Bid 

Says director would likely flee

Oct 6, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(AP) - The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States. The government believes there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody, a military spokesman tells the AP. The appeal is separate... More »

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Switzerland • fugitive • extradition • Roman Polanski • statutory rape • flight risk • Swiss Justice Ministry

Polanski Rape Happened at Nicholson's Pad

And other things you didn't know about the fugitive director

Oct 2, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think you know everything about Roman Polanski? You’re probably wrong. AskMen.com compiles a list of surprising tidbits about the headline-grabbing statutory rapist:
  • It happened at Jack Nicholson’s house: Somehow lost in the hubbub was the fact that the crime took place at Nicholson’s
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Poland • Holocaust • Miss Universe • Auschwitz • Jack Nicholson • Roman Polanski • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape • Krakow

 Your Polanski Case FAQ 

Including the big one—why now?

Sep 29, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scratching your head over this Roman Polanski business? Don’t worry, we’re here to help. Here are some common questions and answers, courtesy of Slate:
  • Why didn’t the French ever arrest the guy? Born in Paris, he's one of their own. France doesn’t have to
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France • prosecutorial misconduct • extradition • Roman Polanski • statute of limitations • statutory rape

OPINION

 LA DA 
 Shouldn't 
 Waste Time 
 on Polanski 

Los Angeles has more pressing problems; tragic director has been punished enough

Sep 28, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether you side for or against Roman Polanski, one has to wonder why the state of California is “stalking an aging, 76-year-old man who has admitted his guilt and was long ago forgiven by his victim,” writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. California’s legislature is... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • Roman Polanski • child rape • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape

 Polanski Victim: 'I'm Over It' 

Mom of three is sick and tired of sordid case

Sep 28, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman Roman Polanski had sex with when she was 13 never wants to hear about the case again. "I have survived, indeed prevailed, against whatever harm Mr. Polanski may have caused me as a child," Samantha Geimer, 45, said early this year after filing court papers to... More »

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crime • France • Switzerland • sex • Roman Polanski • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape

 Swiss Nab 
 Polanski on 
 31-Year-Old 
 US Warrant 


Fugitive director, in town for lifetime award, arrested on 1978 statutory rape charge

Sep 27, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(AP) - Director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody by Swiss police on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant for statutory rape, organizers of the Zurich Film Festival said today. The 76-year-old director of Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby, slated to receive an award for his lifetime of work, had recently... More »

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fugitive • Chinatown • Roman Polanski • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape • arrest warrant

 Student's Planned 
 Parenthood 
 Sting Raises 
 Ire on YouTube 

Woman poses as 13-year-old in undercover exposé

Apr 26, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UCLA anti-abortion activist posing as a 13-year-old girl has been running an undercover campaign against Planned Parenthood and posting results on YouTube, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lila Rose, 20, visits branches posing as a minor impregnated by a 31-year-old man, and secretly videotapes what ensues. In several cases,... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • Planned Parenthood • undercover video • anti-abortion activists • statutory rape • Lila Rose

OPINION

 Polanski Judge 
 Wise to Resist 
 Whitewashing 

Director's bias skews media narrative

Feb 19, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The judge who refused to throw out Roman Polanski's rape conviction Tuesday—unless he agreed to come back to the country to challenge it in person—was right to resist the whitewashing of Polanski's crime, writes Bill Wyman in Salon. The movement to rehabilitate the acclaimed director was based on... More »

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media • judge • documentary • film director • underage sex • bias • Roman Polanski • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • sexual assault • child rape • statutory rape

 Polanski Sues to Overturn
 Child Sex Conviction

Cites 'misconduct' revealed in HBO documentary

Dec 3, 08 4:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Roman Polanski is suing to dismiss a child molestation conviction against him 31 years after he fled to France to dodge sentencing, reports the Los Angeles Times. The director of Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Pianist  admitted to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but now is citing... More »

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child molestation • fugitive • Roman Polanski • statutory rape

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