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October 31, 2017

France: Protesters Disrupt Roman Polanski Event over Sex Crimes Charges
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In Paris, activists disrupted the opening of an exhibition honoring
Hollywood filmmaker Roman Polanski, who's accused of a string of sexual
assaults and is wanted in the U.S. on charges he raped a 13-year-old
girl in 1977. This is protester Sadia Rao.

Sadia Rao: "I think it's ridiculous that we're still venerating someone
like him. I think it's ridiculous that he hasn't left France, that he's
not in jail, that no one is taking the cases of these women seriously.
So I'm here to give a voice and fight for that, so we take these women
seriously for once."



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