Sharon Tate's Sis -- Polanski Didn't 'Rape'

1. Oh, this woman is crazy too, no man should touch a thirteen year old girl.
Its wrong in the US and I'm sure its even wrong in France.

Posted at 9:18AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Dawn

2. According to the victim's grand jury testimony, she was afraid of Polanski, and repeatedly asked him to stop the vaginal and anal penetration. Tate's sister doesn't have a clue, and doesn't deserve media coverage.

Posted at 9:41AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Clint Bradford

3. Consensual???? WTF??? It was a child for goodness sake. Are you kidding me????

Posted at 9:19AM on Sep 30th 2009 by coldinstl

4. 13 is too young to give constent, legally and ethically, so he should be charged with rape. Especially when he gave her drugs and alcohol. She couldn't form an opinion properly at 13 and under the influence.

Posted at 9:20AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Beverley

5. he won't go to a trial, he already pled guilty to rape, sodomy, and all the rest, he was just supposed to be given a sentance for pleeding guilty. so how unfair will the rape trial be, not at all. but the trial he may face for skipping out on his sentance, that is another story. i think if he was allowed one night in prison, with a new type of lover, to do to him, what he did to that 13 year old, would be sentance enough.

Posted at 9:21AM on Sep 30th 2009 by peteee

6. o_O I say put him on trial. A crime committed, no matter when it was committed, is still a crime. Especially when it involves sleeping with a very young girl (using alcohol and drugs).

Heck, he'd probably get away with anyway. Maybe a bit of jail time in a private part of the prison, then some rehab stuff, heck they might even throw some community service his way...Chris Brown would be happy for a buddy.

Posted at 9:22AM on Sep 30th 2009 by N.M

7. hey hollywood.this creep raped a 13 yr.old girl.he needs to go to jail.however you all don,t have any morals ,that has always been obvious!

Posted at 9:23AM on Sep 30th 2009 by tracker

8. 13 years old...no way she could consent. He's a pig.

Posted at 9:27AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Slori

9. She's an idiot. The fact that the girl was 13 says it all. That is why it is considered rape, because a 13 yr. old cannot legally consent to anything. You must be an adult to willfully have consensual sex. That is why in this country, even consensual sex between two teens is considered statutory rape, if the girl is under 18. Get a grip!He has gotten off scott free long enough. I wonder how many other young European girls he has taken advantage of because he still believes it is ok to drug a girl and have sex.

Posted at 9:23AM on Sep 30th 2009 by R Penland

10. Oh, so this sister knows better than the victim if it was a rape or not, does she?

This was both statutory rape and outright rape.

Posted at 9:25AM on Sep 30th 2009 by A.B.

11. Sorry lady rape is rape, she was 13!! Would you file charges if some man raped your 13 year old daughter even if she said ok? Yeah I thought so...

Posted at 9:25AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Pat

12. This is ridiculous. A 13 year old, (THIRTEEN!!) can't give consent to sex. I don't care if she asked him for it, she was THIRTEEN and he was 40, it's sick!! AND, she was drugged up, so we know that, for all those cracked up people out there who think that a 13 year can give consent, she was not in a state of mind to be able to give consent. Come on now, this is just insane. Talented guy, difficult past, but he did what he did and he ran and lived comfortably in France. Maybe he had to avoid traveling to certain countries, but come on, boudin blanc and wine are much better than prison food. GIve me a break!

Posted at 9:27AM on Sep 30th 2009 by Maggie

13. That is what happens when you give a moron TV time and a microphone.

Posted at 9:28AM on Sep 30th 2009 by jaded

14. This is wrong on so many levels. 13 is very young. He, a grown man, gave gave her drugs and alcohol. He had sex with her. People are prosecuted for this. It's a crime. I know the victim just wants this this to be over, as does Mr. Polanski and his family. It's not pretty. But, he needs to deal with the consequences he's been avoiding all these years.

Posted at 9:28AM on Sep 30th 2009 by eloc

15. Its funny that the general public sentiment is that he needs to "do the time" (whatever that may be) for the crime and for fleeing to Europe and Hollywood types are all rallying behind him to just "forget the whole thing" because 30 years have passed.Why would Polanski be above the law? It disgusts me that he has been so egotistical for all these years to believe he is above the law!

Posted at 10:29AM on Sep 30th 2009 by juls