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Sep. 20, 2013
Polanski victim tells her side of the story
In her new book, Samantha Geimer recalls what Polanski referred to as a "photo shoot" in 1977 at the Mulholland Drive home of actor Jack Nicholson.
Allan Parachini
Allan is a former public information officer for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Los Angeles has a Roman Polanski complex. On one hand, Polanski is a superb, Oscar-winning director. On the other, he's a repulsive child molester who drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl, Samantha Gailey (now Samantha Geimer) during what Polanski called a "photo shoot" in 1977 at the Mulholland Drive home of actor Jack Nicholson.
Some argue that Polanski should be judged by the community standards about rape that prevailed then - the presumption being that such conduct was more a...
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