Prosecutor: I Lied About Polanski's Case
A former prosecutor said he lied to a film crew about advising a judge to send director Roman Polanski to prison more than 30 years ago.David F. Wells is depicted conferring with now-deceased trial judge Laurence J. Rittenband about Polanski's case in the HBO documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. In the film, Wells said the judge took his advice to renege on a plea bargain and sentence Polanski to additional jail time.Watch Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"I made that up to make the stuff look better," Wells told The Associated Press, adding that he overstated his role after he was told the film would air in France, not in the United States. "They interviewed me in the Malibu courthouse when I was still a DA, and I embellished a story. I'm a guy who cuts to the chase — I lied. It embarrasses the hell of me."Wells, now retired for more than two years, didn't handle Polanski's case, but he was ...
Thu, Oct 1, 2009