Roman Polanski fled the U.S. in 1970s after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year - old . Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 in California to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer , who was 13 . U.S. has repeatedly tried to have him deported . Woman publicly forgave him in 2005 and has called for the charges to be dropped .
Roman Polanski fled the U.S. in 1970s after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year - old . U.S. has repeatedly tried to have him deported . Woman publicly forgave him in 2005 and has called for the charges to be dropped .