I was looking at some articles on Polanski and many of them mentioned that his victim has later publically "forgiven" him. Which reminds me of a philosohpy which I've developed recently, which is that if someone it is harmed it is their choice whether to forgive or not, because sometimes you just have to forgive them whether they deserve it or not, but just because you forgive someone doesn't mean those around you should and there are many situations where ones friends and acquantences and those who know what happened should never forgive.