Samantha Geimer (born Samantha Gailey) was the 13-year old at the center of the Roman Polanski rape case in 1977. A grand jury charged Polanski with rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, lewd and lascivious act upon a child under...
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Samantha Geimer (born Samantha Gailey) was the 13-year old at the center of the Roman Polanski rape case in 1977. A grand jury charged Polanski with rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, lewd and lascivious act upon a child under fourteen, and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, which led to Polanski's guilty plea to the charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. See more articles, videos, and pictures of Samantha Geimer here.
There's been another unusual turn in the life of Roman Polanski . As you know, the Oscar-winning director was taken into custody while in Switzerland a few weeks back, stemming from his statuatory rape charge from the 1970s. He fled the US prior to sentencing and hasn't been back since. And while extradition is still a distinct possibility, Polanski paid $4.5 million in bail and moved into house arrest in a Swiss chalet. As house arrests go, that one sounds OK to me.
Variety reports that... Read Full Story
A hearing in the Roman Polanski sex case has reportedly ended without a ruling. The Associated Press reports that a California appeals court hearing ended without a ruling on Thursday, after three justices heard arguments from prosecutors and attorneys representing Polanski and his victim. Polanski's attorney, according to the AP , asked that the criminal case against his client be dropped, and a Los Angeles appeals court is being asked to decide whether it should order a Superior Court... Read Full Story
September 27, 2009
Elizabeth Monson
Upon arriving in Switzerland for the Zurich Film Festival , at which he was set to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award, director Roman Polanski was taken into custody by Swiss authorities. The charge is for a U.S. warrant for arrest for Polanski's 1978 statutory rape conviction.
Swiss police are reportedly holding Polanski for extradition to the U.S. and will not release Polanski until the process is complete.
Polanski fled the... Read Full Story
Roman Polanski's arrest has resulted in an electronic monitoring device and home confinement. Should he be relaxing in his luxurious Swiss chalet or should he be sent back to the United States to face the music? Contributor: Jolie du Pre Published: Dec 04, 2009 Read Full Story
76 year old film director Roman Polanski has been granted bail by a Swiss court but must remain under "house arrest" with electronic monitoring at his Swiss holiday chalet in the alpine village of Gstaadt. Contributor: Susan Jane Published: Nov 26, 2009 Read Full Story
Roman Polanski may go out from jail. Today, a Swiss court accepted the director’s $4.5 million cash bail deal. This way he will be able to leave the Zurich jail he is in for house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss Chalet. This is [ More on WhyFame.com ] Read Full Story
Roman Polanski is adding the final flourishes to his latest film from his Swiss prison cell, his friend has revealed.
The Ghost is based on Robert Harris’s novel which caused a stir for featuring a character resembling former Prime Minister Tony Blair, a once-popular leader brought down by his allegiance to the US in the war on terror.
Mr Harris, who wrote the screenplay for the movie, said Polanski was working to ensure it would be ready for its February premiere.
* The US wants... Read Full Story
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Longtime ABC journalist Cokie Roberts on Sunday harshly criticized fugitive director Roman Polanski, going so far as to joke, " As far as I’m concerned, just take him out and shoot him." Appearing on the internet-only segment of This Week, she bluntly stated, "But, Roman Polanski is a criminal. You... Read Full Story
Samantha Geimer, is no longer the teenage girl that Roman Polanski raped. She has grown up, dealt with her trauma, and now just wants to be left alone. The recent arrest of Polanski has brought the case back to the front page and reporters and paparazzi are interfering in Geimer’s life. She is suffering from health problems and fears that she will lose her job with all of the press hounding her.
Her attorney, Lawrence Silver, urged a California appeals court to dismiss the... Read Full Story
* Samantha Geimer now lives on a remote island in Hawaii..
Roman Polanski’s victim is distraught after his arrest threw her back into the spotlight three decades after the crime, her family said.
Samantha Gailey, who goes by her married name, Geimer, was 13 when she met the director on a photo shoot for French Vogue. He was charged initially with drugging her, plying her with champagne, and raping her. He later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual... Read Full Story
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