US court of appeal agrees to unseal documents in Roman Polanski rape case

The decision was made following a letter from Samantha Geimer who was 13 years old when Polanski pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her

US court of appeal agrees to unseal documents in Roman Polanski rape case (Joel Ryan/PA)

A US court of appeal has ordered that a key transcript sought by Roman Polanski can be unsealed, so that the filmmaker’s 45-year-old rape case might be re-examined.

It comes less than 48 hours after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said they would no longer object to the document’s release.