In 1977, the then 43-year-old Polanski, seen here with his attorney Douglas Dalton, pled guilty to a charge of unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey (now Geimer). He had originally been indicted on five other charges, including giving Quaaludes to a minor and sodomy, but these were dismissed under the terms of his plea bargain. Polanski fled the country before he could be sentenced
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