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Will Roman Get a Reprieve?

By Corey Rayburnyung

Jeralyn at TalkLeft recently had a post calling for a pardon for director Roman Polanski:Director Roman Polanski, now age 75, has filed a new motion to have the sex assault charges against him dismissed. His motion alleges prosecutorial and judicial misconduct, revealed in a recent HBO documentary on the case. The statements were made by the deputy DA on the case and a judge. The victim in the case, then 13, now 43, has wanted the charges dropped for years, and still does....My view (and not just based on the documentary): Drop the charges and let Roman come home.I haven't seen the documentary and don't know too much about the case, so I can't say if Polanski is truly deserving. However, something always makes me a little queasy when the rich and powerful get a little more attention when it comes to executive pardons...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).