It gets worse and worse.
"Polanski agreed to $500,000 payment in civil suit
By GREG RISLING (AP) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxHBQYsgvQTSZICEjaU3aDe82oZwD9B399TO0
LOS ANGELES — Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court documents provided to media outlets Friday.
Polanski and the victim, Samantha Geimer, reached the deal in October 1993. The terms of the settlement were confidential, but the amount was disclosed in court documents because of a two-year struggle to get Polanski to pay.
Court records do not indicate if Polanski, now 76, ever paid. The last court filing in August 1996 shows Polanski owed Geimer $604,416.22, including interest.
Polanski's attorney, David Finkle, said he couldn't remember details of the case and declined comment.
"It's ancient," Finkle said."
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Really? Are we really supposed to buy that the lawyer can't remember the basic details about a child rape case brought against his famous fugitive client? Were there so many scandalous lawsuits that the details all got fuzzy? I can understand that it was over a decade ago but really, one should be able to remember details about certain notorious crimes, and I am fairly certain most lawyers would be able to remember the salient facts in a case like that...
So the defense is going to continue to harp on the It Was SOOOO Long Ago, It Is Ancient History angle. Good luck with that. I don't see it working too well, Mr. Finkle, because raping little girls who have been plied with alcohol and quaaludes isn't something that sweetens with age, like a fine wine. It is more likely something that rots the longer it is left undealt with - - or turns to vinegar when left out too long - - and there is no way to pretty up the words "Roman Polanski Raped A Child", whether it was last week or last year or 3 decades ago.
And please make sure he actually paid that poor girl, 'k?
By GREG RISLING (AP) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxHBQYsgvQTSZICEjaU3aDe82oZwD9B399TO0
LOS ANGELES — Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court documents provided to media outlets Friday.
Polanski and the victim, Samantha Geimer, reached the deal in October 1993. The terms of the settlement were confidential, but the amount was disclosed in court documents because of a two-year struggle to get Polanski to pay.
Court records do not indicate if Polanski, now 76, ever paid. The last court filing in August 1996 shows Polanski owed Geimer $604,416.22, including interest.
Polanski's attorney, David Finkle, said he couldn't remember details of the case and declined comment.
"It's ancient," Finkle said."
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Really? Are we really supposed to buy that the lawyer can't remember the basic details about a child rape case brought against his famous fugitive client? Were there so many scandalous lawsuits that the details all got fuzzy? I can understand that it was over a decade ago but really, one should be able to remember details about certain notorious crimes, and I am fairly certain most lawyers would be able to remember the salient facts in a case like that...
So the defense is going to continue to harp on the It Was SOOOO Long Ago, It Is Ancient History angle. Good luck with that. I don't see it working too well, Mr. Finkle, because raping little girls who have been plied with alcohol and quaaludes isn't something that sweetens with age, like a fine wine. It is more likely something that rots the longer it is left undealt with - - or turns to vinegar when left out too long - - and there is no way to pretty up the words "Roman Polanski Raped A Child", whether it was last week or last year or 3 decades ago.
And please make sure he actually paid that poor girl, 'k?
Labels: ancient history my butt, child rape, excuses, justice unserved, polanski civil settlement, roman polanski
posted by DesignedByLucinda at 6:27 PM
1 Comments:
Ancient history is like, uhm, when Christ was born.
Ancient history is like, uhm, well, if it is ancient history how does Roman Polanski feel about letting Charlie Manson out of prison?
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