I've always felt a little sorry for Polanski. He has had a rough life. He survived the Holocaust(his mother died at Auschwitz) and his wife and unborn son were murdered. He did a terrible thing to that girl but he did serve some time in prison and his reputation was destroyed. He left because the judge was going to throw the book at him. Just because someone didn't go to prison doesn't mean they haven't been punished. His actions will haunt him the rest of his life,