Polanski sex assault victim pleads for end of case

ROMAN POLANSKI’S sex assault victim has told a judge to drop the 40-year-old case against the Oscarwinning director as an “act of mercy” to end her decades of suffering.

Samantha Geimer, 13 at the time of the attack, has long publicly supported the demise of the saga but it is the first time she made the plea to a judge.

Ms Geimer, now 54, told Los Angeles Superior Court that she believes Polanski served his time when he spent 42 days in jail before he went on the run.

She said: “I would implore you to consider taking action to finally put this issue to close as an act of mercy to myself and my family.

“I would like to ask you to consider sentencing Mr Polanski served in absentia.

“I know Roman’s family has suffered as well – we are human beings.

“A 40-year sentence has been imposed on the victim of the crime as well as the perpetrator.

“Justice is not only about punishment, it’s about equity and consideration.” to time

Ms Geimer appeared in court alongside her husband David to make the motion, which was supported by Polanski’s lawyer, Harland Braun.

She said she is now a grandmother and wants to end the media intrusion that she believes exists because the case is not settled.

But Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee rejected the victim’s motion to dismiss the case, arguing that it is in Polanski’s hands to return to the country to end the ordeal.

“It’s not the people (state) who have caused her continued suffering,” she said.

Judge Scott Gordon said he would respond in writing and thanked Ms Geimer for her bravery.