Roman Polanski was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl and then jumped bail to avoid his sentence and the consequences. There is nothing to feel sorry about on his behalf. He agreed to plead guilty and then dodged responsibility by leaving the country. This is an example of a perpetrator not accepting responsibility for his actions. His victim has lived with the fall out of his actions. Not only that, he has continued to work and accumulate financial and other resources in the 30 years since his conviction. Some of those resources should be given to the victim and other victims through the victim assistance fund.  Mr. Polanski is a convicted sex offender and should be treated as such.