re: #92 Summer

It’s worth noting, however, that the girl he did it to is now like 44 years old and says that it was a long time ago, that she forgives him, she can live with it, and he shouldn’t go to jail because he has served his time in exile, etc…

I have mixed feelings. But if the victim changes their mind over time and says enough and let’s move on, I’d be hard pressed to say no to that.

Still, he should be arrested for being a fugitive at the very least. And what he did was totally immoral and wrong. Even if she forgives him, I still want him to face up to it even briefly and then plead for clemency or whatever.

It is part of the healing process for a victim of a rape to “let go” and move on. She sued Polanski in a civil action and received an undisclosed settlement. Did she give back the settlement?

In cases like this it is the state that decides if the alleged perpetrator is going to be prosecuted, not the victim. That’s why the criminal case was titled “The State of California vs. Roman Polanski.”