In 1977 , Samantha Gailey , then 13 years old , accused director Roman Polanski of forcing her to have sex with him . Gailey described that the director took her to the house of actor Jack Nicholson in Los Angeles , under the argument of wanting her as a model for a photo shoot for '' Vogue '' magazine . There , Polanski supplied quaaludes and later photographed her topless . Both were alone in Nicholson 's house , so Polanski took advantage to take her to the master bedroom and then rape her . The Polanski case sparked the interest of the American media who condemned the actions of the French authorities . In March 2003 , during the 75th Academy Awards ceremony , Polanski was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' The Pianist '' ; Polanski did not attend . Attendees at the ceremony gave the director a standing ovation despite being absent . In September 2009 , he was arrested at the Zürich Airport in Switzerland at the request of American authorities on the Samantha Gailey case , however , the following year , the Justice Department announced that Switzerland would not extradite Polanski . In 2016 , the Supreme Court of Poland also refused to reopen the case . In 2017 , Gailey herself asked to close the case , arguing that she only preferred to " turn the page . " In 2010 , Charlotte Lewis , accused Polanski of predatory sexual conduct against her when she was 16 years old , claiming that Polanski insisted that she sleep with him in return for casting her in '' Pirates '' . In December 2016 , the Supreme Court of Poland rejected an request for Polanski 's extradition . Polanski is a dual citizen of France and Poland , and lived in France , which does not extradite its citizens
75th Academy Awards
75th Academy Awards
Sexual abuse in Hollywood