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	Victims' Group Wants Roman Polanski Film Boycott after Rape Scandal The Australian October 1, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26151327-12377,00.html A CHILD victims' group has called for a boycott of Roman Polanski films, after the Oscar-winning director was arrested in Switzerland on charges related to a decades-old rape scandal. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said support for the filmmaker - who fled the United States after being convicted in 1977 of having sex with a minor - encouraged the crimes of sexual predators. "What matters most is that a child predator is kept away from kids and that criminals learn they can't simply hire smart lawyers, make themselves popular, flee the country and get off scot-free," SNAP said in a statement. The organisation blasted Polanski's supporters "who apparently believe that drugging and raping a 13-year-old child is not a serious crime". Polanski was arrested on Saturday in Switzerland at the request of US authorities, causing shockwaves in political and cultural circles, with many film makers backing their colleague.
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