Boycott Polanski's Carnage

Excerpts of the Polanski transcript

Judge Rittenband
Prosecutor Roger Gunson
Polanski

Gunson: "Mr. Polanski, you are charged in Information A-334139 with the crimes of Furnishing Drugs to a Minor, Lewd or Lascivious Acts upon a Child under 14 year of Age, Unlawful Sexual Intercourse, Rape by Use of Drugs, Perversion, and Sodomy, all felonies committed on or about March 10th, 1977"
"Mr. Polanski, because this offense involved a girl under the age of 14, it is mandatory that MDSO proceedings be instituted. MDSO means Mentally Disordered Sex Offender. If you are found to be an MDSO, you would have to register that fact with the law enforcement officer of the community in which you resided."
Gunson  "on March 10, 1977, the day you had sexual intercourse with the complaining witness, how old did you believe her to be?"
Polanski "She was 13."
Gunson: "Did you understand that she was 13 on March 10, 1977, when you had sexual intercourse with her?"
Polanski: "Yes."
Gunson: "What is the maximum sentence for unlawful sexual intercourse?"
Polanski: " one to fifteen, twenty years in State Prison"
Gunson: "Do you understand it is also possible that you could be placed on probation, with or without being required to serve up to one year in the County Jail?"
Polanski : "Yes"

"Mr. Polanski, who do you believe will decide what your sentence will be in this matter?"
Polanski: "The Judge."

"Do you understand that the Judge has not made any decision?"

Polanski: "Yes"

Gunson: "The District Attorney will make a motion to dismiss the remaining pending charges after sentencing. Other than that promise, has anyone made any promises to you, such as a lesser sentence or probation, or any reward? Immunity? A court recommendation to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or anything else, in order to get you to plead guilty?"
Polanski: "No."

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"In addition to that, there has been some indication that there is some blame to be put on the mother for allowing the daughter to go. However, it appears from the testimony at the Grand Jury and also from the probation report hat the mother asked to go on that photo assignment, and it was Mr. Polanski who suggested and who indicated that the mother should not go, because it would, it might inhibit the girl in the photo session."
"Mr. Polanski furnished the champagne to the 13 year old girl. He also, at a later time that evening, produced parts of a quaalude tablet, a 300 milligram quaalude tablet, and offered that to the girl, and the girl took that quaalude tablet"
 It does not appear that these are the normal job or work projects involved in photographing a 13 year old girl. This does not appear to be coincidental drugs and alcohol. This all indicates that this is more than a normal course of action, a situational event. It appears that it was almost planned. your Honor, the People are requesting that Mr. Polanski be placed in custody for a violation of Section 261.5, the offense that he has pled guilty to."

"It is the judgment of this Court that the defendant be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections at its prison facility in Chino, California, where he will be confined for a period of 90 days and undergo a diagnostic evaluation, pursuant to the provisions of 1203.03 of the Penal Code."
Dalton: "Mr. Polanski is presently engaged as a director of a film that is being produced. this is a film that is budgeted for many millions of dollars and involves the services of literally hundreds of people."
February 1, 1978, Dalton: "Your honor, I received a call from Mr. Polanski advising me he would not be here this morning."