Roman Polanski on 1977 statutory rape case: 'It's over, I pleaded guilty'

Veteran filmmaker Roman Polanski, who in 1977 in Zurich was arrested for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl by the name of Samantha Geimer, makes an appearance at the same place decades later. The Oscar-winning director is promoting his upcoming film Based on a True Story, at the Zurich Film Festival. Referring to the incident and his trial, he told told The Hollywood Reporter that “it’s over” now. [caption id=“attachment_3936351” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Roman Polanski. Image from Twitter.[/caption] Polanski was charged with having unlawful intercourse with a minor in 1977 after he drugged and raped Geimer, née Gailey. He pleaded guilty to the charges and underwent psychiatric treatment along with spending 42 days in jail. Things took a grim turn for the director the following year, after a judge reportedly decided to set an example of his case and sentence him to 50 years in prison. After learning of these developments, he fled to Paris. Since then, there have been several pleas filed by the victim herself, requesting for the case to be dismissed. However, as per the latest development, a California judge has stated that the case would proceed, nonetheless. As per Polanski, he has already gone through four or five times of what he was in for. He told THR that for him it is over now, as he did what he had to do — plead guilty and go to jail.