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Roman Polanski Fled After U.S. Judge Hinted He Would Renege on Rape Plea Deal: Unsealed Transcript

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The filmmaker ran from the U.S. in 1978 after a judge who had agreed to a plea deal over having sex with a teenager told Polanski's lawyers he changed his mind.

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