Today is Tuesday, February 1st, 2022.

On this day in 1978, disgraced film director Roman Polanski fled the United States to avoid being sentenced for sexual assault.

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Welcome to Today in true crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.

Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes descriptions of sexual assault involving minors.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

Today we'll be talking about Roman Polanski's escape from the United States.

The move turned the critically acclaimed film director into a fugitive from the law.

Now let's go to Los Angeles, California on February 1, 1978.

People filed into the bustling courtroom.

The room was thick with anticipation.

The presiding judge, Lawrence Writtenband, was known to be tough.

Polanski had already pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor,

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