Former prosecutor says he lied on the Polanski case

LOS ANGELES - A former prosecutor says he has invented a story, he said a film crew about to send a judge of the case management of sex in Roman Polanski note at the prison director. In "Roman Polanski: Wanted and desirable," David F. Wells is create the impression that trial judge, there are more than 30 years, described on the Polanski case. Wells said in the documentation that the judge took his advice when deciding on the plea bargain and rethink Polanski give additional prison time. "I have the stuff out to make the show better," said Wells. He also said it is too high, after having said its shares that would air the film in France, not the United States. The film was broadcast on HBO statement. Fountain in the documentary was later part of the basis for a move by prosecutors, Polanski, close the case against the director at large, the arrest in Switzerland on Saturday. Wells, the form of retirement for another two years, it does not take care of cases of Polanski, but was in the courtroom, where he has heard and had given frequent contacts with the now defunct Court of First Instance Laurence J. Ritten band. Was "They asked me, Malibu Courthouse, if I have a DA adorned, and I have a story," said Wells about the film crew in an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday. "I'm a guys cutting to the chase - I lied. I'm embarrassed the hell out of me." Wells said he was sorry for taking the documentary comments. "I cost the DA office has a lot of money and anger at this," said Wells. Polanski was charged with the scroll 13-year-old girl with champagne and a Quaalude part of being a modeling shoot in 1977, and rapes her. It was originally made with six counts, including rape by use of drugs, pedophilia and homosexuality into account. He pleaded guilty to carnal lower costs for reporting illegal, in counteracting this g of the remaining costs have been abandoned, and the judge agreed to send Polanski to prison for a period of 90 days of psychiatric examination. But Polanski was released after 42 days, and fled the country for France before the sentence after the judge told lawyers that he planned to add more time in prison. Later Polanski Lawyers argued in a motion to dismiss the case that the communication between the judge and Wells were clear misconduct and violated the constitutional rights of Polanski. This request was rejected because Polanski is a fugitive at the time, although the judge to "material errors" in the original case recognized. The case is now in the hands of the Court of Appeal. One of Polanski's lawyer, Chad Hummel, refused to take the reviews of the Wells position. District Attorney's Sandi Gibbons, a spokesman said the office had no position to take. Marina Zenovich, which was directed the film, not again find a phone message this free admission. Wells has been reported for the first time in a history of former OJ Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark on the website The Daily Beast. Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, who has long identified itself with the presentation Polanski, dismissal connected. She said then that it imposed Polanski himself - which he acknowledged in his plea of guilty - but she said she forgives him and wants the test is completed. Wells said that he testify in court that he lied and offered to give a sworn statement to the prosecutor about his actions when they need it. Nobody in the office of the prosecutor have contacted him because he made the offer several months ago, he said. Wells said he was riding tape, a copy of a newspaper that Polanski pictured with girls at an event Oktoberfest. Wells said he never spoke of possible sentences and the judge would have seen the paper, anyway. Wells said he still believes a sentence Polanski should be much more difficult.