Woman at Heart of Polanski Case Wants Case Dismissed

Thirty years ago, Roman Polaski fled America to avoid being sentenced for raping a 13-year-old girl. Now 45, said victim wants the case dismissed, saying that the trauma on her personal life is too much. Ms. Geimer is attacking the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, saying that the graphic details of the event have had a detrimental impact on her family and that Polanski's 30-year-exile is an appropriate punishment.

From her home in Hawaii, Geimer says, "If Polanski cannot stand before the court to make this request, I, as the victim, can and I, as the victim do." She went on to say, "It is clear to me that because the district attorney's office has been accused of wrongdoing, it has recited the lurid details of the case to distract attention from the wrongful conduct of the district attorney's office as well as the judge who was then assigned to the case."

Polanski's request to have the case moved out of Los Angeles Superior court was denied this week and the motion to have the case dismissed is set to be heard on Jan. 21. Polanski has no intention of attending that hearing. Geimer has chimed in that the court's insistence of Polanski to be present for the hearing is a "cruel joke." She has declared she will attend the hearing and ask for dismissal as the victim in the case.