Roman Polanski's victim testimony is a clear cry for help

The following is the testimony of the 13-year-old victim, Samantha Geimer that Roman Polanski admitted to raping in 1977.  It clearly shows that at the time the girl was uncomfortable with the situation and wanted to leave.  Today, Geimer has made a public statement saying that she doesn’t wish to see Polanski jailed.  Roman Polanski was arrested Saturday and is being held for extradition to the US.  Polanski intends to fight that extradition.

Polanski was charged with furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14, unlawful sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 18, rape by use of drugs, perversion (now called oral copulation) and sodomy.  Polanski plead guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse, and the prosecutors dropped the other charges, the Associated Press reported.  AP Photo.

On March 10, 1977, Polanski picked up the 13-year-old victim at her house and took her to Jack Nicholson's home for a modeling shoot. The victim testified that Polanski served her champagne and gave her part of a Quaalude before getting in a whirlpool bath with her while they were naked. No one else was home.

Q: What happened then?

A: He goes, 'Come down here.' And I said, 'No. No, I got to get out.' And he goes, 'No, come down here.' And then I said that I had asthma and that I couldn't — I had to get out because of the warm air and the cold air or something like that. And he said, 'Just come down here for a second.' So I finally went down. And then he went — there was a lot of Whirlpool bath jets. He goes, 'Doesn't it feel better down here?' And he was like holding me up because it is almost over my head. And I went, 'Yeah, but I better get out.' So I got out.

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The victim testified that after she left the whirlpool bath, Polanski told her to go into a nearby bedroom and lie down.

A: I was going, 'No, I think I better go home,' because I was afraid. So I just went and I sat down on the couch.

Q: What were you afraid of?

A: Him.

(a few minutes later)

A: He sat down beside me and asked me if I was OK.

Q: What did you say, if anything?

A: I said, 'No.'

Q: What did he say?

A: He goes, 'Well, you'll be better.' And I go, 'No, I won't. I have to go home.'

Q: What happened then?

A: He reached over and he kissed me. And I was telling him, 'No,' you know, 'Keep away.'

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After Polanski kissed her, the victim alleged, he began to engage in oral sex.

A: ... I was ready to cry. I was kind of — I was going, 'No. Come on. Stop it.' But I was afraid.

Q: And what did he say, if anything?

A: He wasn't saying anything that I can remember. He was — sometimes he was saying stuff, but I was just blocking him out, you know.

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The victim testified that Polanski began having sex with her, but sodomized her when he learned she wasn't using birth control.

A: He asked, he goes, 'Are you on the pill?' And I went, 'No.' And he goes, 'When did you last have your period?' And I said, I don't know. A week or two. I'm not sure.'

Q: And what did he say?

A: He goes, 'Come on. You have to remember.' And I told him I didn't.

Q: Did he say anything after that?

A: Yes. He goes, 'Would you want me to go through your back? And I went, 'No.'

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The victim testified that after the sex, she got dressed and waited in the car for Polanski to drive her home. Before driving her home, he asked her to keep the incident a secret.

A: He said to me, he goes, 'Oh, don't tell your mother about this.' ...

Q: What did you say?

A: I wasn't saying anything. He says, 'Don't tell your mother about this and don't tell your boyfriend either.' ... He said something like, 'This is our secret.' And I went, 'Yeah.' And then later he said, 'You know, when I first met you I promised myself I wouldn't do anything like this with you.'

Source: Transcript of the grand jury testimony in The People of the State of California v. Roman Raymond Polanski. March 24, 1977, as reported by the Associated Press.

A controversial documentary about the life of Roman Polanski was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah in 2008.  HBO bought all domestic rights to the film, while Weinstein Co. purchased the international rights to the documentary, according to UPI.

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