Polanski freed, escapes extradition to the US

Lydia Pace Workman

Jul 13th 2010, 18:54

History shows that the vast majority of priests who had sexually abused children went without being prosecuted, and to add insult to injury, in most cases, they were transferred away from the inquisitive eyes of parishioners to start anew in a different diocese and parish, performing the same monstrous acts that they had engaged in before. The church was thinking that out of sight out of mind was a great credo! Why do we draw parallels between Roman Polanski and Catholic priests who have molested children, I ask? What difference does it make as to who performs the unspeakable and deplorable act of sexually abusing and molesting a minor or a child as the case may be? There should be no statute of limitations and anyone tried and convicted of such a horrible criminal act should be sent to prison to rot. The last I knew, short of castration, child molesters no not rehabilitate and always end up being repeat offenders and a horrible menace to society!

Jesmond Micallef

Jul 13th 2010, 13:39

Elitism. It revolves around glamour, the arts,the finesse of acting and the joys and pleasures of money and eternal greatness. Some people hide behind charisma. And yet we go to the theatre and cinemas to watch acting in grand style, we pay for it, we give prestigious awards to the finest and make them the allmighty gods of our own love for the pure truth.

Some people are still hunted down eventhough 70 odd years have passed since then. What an honourable man of great character this Roman Polanski is !!

A.Attard

Jul 13th 2010, 12:12

So true Andrew Farrugia if it were a priest right now this is the most commented article

Mario Genovese

Jul 13th 2010, 10:25

I don't know why you are saying this because very few priests get jailed for abusing minors....and I mean minors not teenagers who dress like models....poor little ones most often of the same sex. I wonder who are the elite!

Andrew Farrugia

Jul 12th 2010, 20:32

Had this paedophile been a priest all hell would break loose, but since he is a member of that select and elite group who are generally referred to as artists, he seems to be entitled to do as he pleases. Such are the strange ways of the world.