Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to a crime of illegal sex with a 13-year-old girl. He fled the country to France before a sentencing hearing and remains a fugitive.
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In 2014, Samantha Geimer, the victim of the case, asked the court to leave the stamp of the transcripts of the statement of then-Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson and to investigate alleged misconduct. Geimer has been notified of the court’s decision, the district attorney’s office said.
“My request has been repeatedly denied. I have been told that Mr Polanski must be handed over to the US authorities in order to investigate the misconduct in this case. In addition, the witness must remain. sealed unless there is an investigation. I think that answer is false, “Geimer wrote in the Los Angeles district attorney’s office last month while seeking to disclose information.
“This case has been described by the courts as ‘one of the longest-running sagas in California criminal justice history,'” Gascon said in a statement Tuesday. that the victim and the public have a right to know. After careful consideration of the victim’s wishes, the unique and extraordinary circumstances that led to his conditional examination and my commitment to transparency and accountability all in the justice system, my office has determined that it is in his best interest. of justice to accept the unsealing of these transcripts. “
In a 2010 interview on CNN, Geimer said he did not want to deal with the media circus surrounding the director if he ever returned to the United States and thought the judge in Polanski’s case had been dishonest with him.
“We are pleased that the appellate court has agreed with both the victim and our office on the need for transparency,” Gascón said in response to the decision. “The court’s decision helped us move forward to maintain our responsibility to tell the truth to the public and to listen to the survivors. We hope it gives you a little reassurance that you may finally have some degree of closure in this litigation. of decades. “
The office is not sure when or how quickly the court will disregard the documents.
The district attorney said Tuesday he would no longer object to disregarding the transcripts and filed a petition in court to ask for their release.
“Gunson’s statement was effectively a probation hearing following the statement on misconduct in court and prosecution, rather than a conditional examination to preserve the testimony of a victim or a witness for trial, and the security issues that they are often presented in cases where conditional examinations are used. They are not present in this case, “Gascón said in his letter. “Therefore, the transcript should be disregarded.”
CNN has asked Gunson for comments.