LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón asked a state appeals court Tuesday to unseal transcripts related to the criminal case against Roman Polanski, which could end the decades-long legal saga over the film director's sexual abuse of a teenager in 1977.
In a six-page court filing, Gascón sought to have the testimony of retired prosecutor Roger Gunson made public — a request that has also been made by the victim in the case, Samantha Geimer, and marked a reversal from Gascón's predecessors, who sought to keep Gunson's words under wraps.
"For years, this office has fought the release of information that the victim and public have a right to know," Gascón said in a statement. "After careful consideration of the victim's wishes, the unique and extraordinary circumstances that led to (Gunson's testimony) and my commitment to transparency and accountability for all in the justice system, my office has determined it to be in the interest of justice to agree to the unsealing of these transcripts."
