On November 9, according to foreign media reports, French actress Valentin Monnier published a report in Le Parisien accusing Romain Polanski of violently raping her in 1975 when she was only 18 years old.
Roman Polanski. Image from the web
According to Valentine Monnier, it took place in a ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland. And before it happened, she had no personal connection with Roman Polanski and barely knew him. She claimed polanski had beaten her and raped her, and had tried to force her to take some kind of medicine.
Roman Polanski's lawyer then issued a statement denying all the allegations against the actress. Polanski adamantly denies all rape allegations. Personally, her alleged actions took place 40 years ago, and during these long years Valentine Monnier never came to the attention of the judicial authorities or Polanski. In this context, I strongly protest these allegations that came out on the eve of the release of Polanski's new film I Accuse. ”
Romain Polanski's new film, I Accuse, will be released in France on November 13, and Valentine Monnier has also questioned the film. She suspects that the film, which tells the story of the wrongful imprisonment of 20th-century French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, is actually Polanski "whitewashing" his own history.
At the 76th Venice Film Festival, "I Accuse" won the Grand Jury Prize. At that time, the work caused a lot of controversy, because Roman Polanski had been a fugitive for more than 40 years after sexually assaulting young girls and fleeing the United States many years ago. In the 1970s, Polanski was convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, after which he fled the United States. He claims to have left because the judge handling his case promised him a 90-day mental assessment, but in fact sentenced him to 50 years in prison. Today, Polanski is still wanted by the United States and cannot enter its borders.
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