hmmm. I always thought child raping was frowned upon, so why the support? I don't know how the victim feels about it now, but I'm sure it's bound to be traumatic. Though Polanski's pregnant wife was killed by followers of Charles Manson so who knows what frame of mind it left him for the rest of his life.
Unltimately, he was convicted of a crime, a heinous, disgusting crime and ran from the law to escape punishment. I say shame on people who try to defend him with politics.
Just raises the question though, can you still like and support someone's art knowing they've done such unlawful, unethical things?
Don't like Polanski's films anyway so I know how I feel.