If Roman Polanski wants the case against him dismissed, he should surrender first, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office told a court on Tuesday. Last month, Polanski, who fled the country over 30 years ago after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor, asked the Los Angeles County Superior Court to drop the case last month because of judicial misconduct illuminated in a documentary, "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired." But prosecutors said that because Polanski is a fugitive, he must show up for sentencing if he wants his case changed. The filing described in detail the "Chinatown" director’s 1977 crime, saying he gave the 13-year-old girl "multiple glasses of Champagne and a portion of a Quaalude pill, and then proceeded to orally copulate this child, have sexual intercourse with this child, and sodomize this child." A hearing in the case is scheduled for Jan. 21.
Prosecutors Say Polanski Should Surrender
If Roman Polanski wants the case against him dismissed, he should surrender first, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office told a court on Tuesday.
