Posted on 05/14/2010 2:00:32 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski was hit by fresh sex crime allegations Friday by a British actress who claimed the director "forced himself" upon her just after her 16th birthday.
Polanski, who is fighting extradition to the United States to face sentencing in his 1978 child sex case, was accused by actress Charlotte Lewis, 42, of abusing her at his apartment in Paris nearly 30 years ago.
In a press conference at the Beverly Hills offices of attorney Gloria Allred, Lewis said she was speaking out to counter suggestions from Polanski's legal team that his earlier case was an isolated incident.
"I am also a victim of Roman Polanski. He sexually abused me in the worst possible way when I was just 16 years old," Lewis said in a prepared statement.
Allred said Lewis had given statements to Los Angeles police and prosecutors which she hoped would be taken into consideration if Polanski were extradited back to the United States from Switzerland, where he is under house arrest.
"It is very important that the District Attorney and the Swiss authorities are armed with this information as they decide Mr Polanski's fate," said Lewis, who had a minor role in Polanski's 1986 period flop "Pirates."
"Mr. Polanski knew I was only 16 years old when he met me and forced himself upon me in his apartment in Paris. He took advantage of me and I have lived with the effects of his behavior ever since it occurred," she said.
"All I want is justice," added Lewis, best known for her leading role opposite Eddie Murphy in the 1986 adventure comedy "The Golden Child."
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So was it like, you know, RAPE-rape? /s
Gloria Allred at her side.. 8-\
Took her a little while to report it... not that it’s entirely unbelievable.
He sexually abused me in the worst possible way when I was just 16 years old
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sounds pretty serious.. but it happened in Paris in the decadent 70s, soooo..
He will still likely get a lifetime achievement award.. awarded posthumously, I hope.
Polanski seems dirty, but at the same time false rape allegations are common for celebrities.
He’s definitely an easy target for allegations, karma?
and he didn’t help himself out any in the long run.
More like 1983 or 1984.
It could certainly be true but too much time has elapsed. Now is not the time to bring it up.
On the other hand, Polanski doesn’t deserve much leeway.
Today:
Gloria Allred can talk the chrome off of a new trailer hitch ball.
Polanski has many powerful friends. They're a powerful incentive for gals NOT to come forward. Now, finally, he's got fewer levers to pull, and people can speak more freely.
“He sexually abused me in the worst possible way when I was just 16 years old”
That is consistent with what I’ve read of the other case and is her way of saying that there was anal rape - just as in the other case. I don’t care how long ago it was. I hope Polanski is stupid enough to make a public comment which would not only open the door to civil litigation, but possibly to re-starting the clock on the statute of limitations.
fROM GOLD-DIGGERS, NOT FROM AGING BUT PREVIOUSLY SOMEHAT-KNOWN ACTRESSES.
Whoops, didn’t mean to do all caps.
42 ?!? Holy crap ! What happened to her ? She looks over 60.
If she hadn’t been sexually brutalized as a child by that toilet bug named Polanski, I’d be tempted to declare her guilty as charged.
From her filmography it looks like she had a good career, mostly in B Movies and TV. But she's a few years past what Hollywood wants in an actress for that genre. It's a sexist business, what can I say?
Poster Child for plastic surgery.
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