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I was traveling. and a good friend of mine who was on east coast time rang my phone and got me out of bed to tell me the news to warn me of what, you know, who knew what was going on to happen? >> larry: you knew what was going to happen. >> i thought i knew what was going to happen but it was far worse than even my imagination. >> larry: in what regard? >> well, i called home. i said for the sons don't answer the phone. just unplug it. what i didn't expect was a call from them the next day saying that we have reporters on the property. they're in the driveway. they're in the backyard. they're...

>> larry: good evening. samantha geimer is kind enough to join us about a case that's more than 30 years old but still manages to make news and with us exclusively tonight. larry silver is her attorney. he is also aboard. it caused a sensation coming to light all those years ago. roman polanski, the acclaimed director, fresh off a triumph with "chinatown" had been the tragic deathly scene of sharon tate. murdered by members of the manson family in 1969. and here is what brought us to today. watch. >> in march of 1977, roman polanski was arrested for raping then 13-year-old samantha geimer at t...

In a deal with the state, the director agreed to plead guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse or statutory rape. he spent 42 days in prison as part of a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court. the day before he was scheduled to be sentenced he fled to france where he is protected from extra diction. that was in february of 1978. >> i indicated in court that i do not believe he is in the united states. >> larry: since then, the original charges reinstated and is ubt to arrest. in other words, polanski is a fugitive, a wanted man in the united states and other countries. in 1997, geimer publ...

And under house arrest while the united states and switzerland negotiated his return to america. he was released after the swiss refused to hand him over. today, roman polanski is a free man as long as he doesn't set foot in this country or the others which still recognize him as a fugitive. we asked roman polanski for a comment about all of this and we are told that mr. polanski does not wish to comment at this time. he has an open invitation to appear on this program at any time. we also asked the los angeles district attorney's office for a comment. we're told that they refused to comment o...