Suit against Roman Polanski over alleged rape of minor in 1973 settled

French-Polish head Roman Polanski, who fled nan United States decades agone aft admitting to nan statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will nary longer look proceedings complete an alleged battle of different insignificant aft reaching a settlement, his lawyer said Tuesday.

The latest lawsuit against nan head of "The Pianist," which concerned an alleged intersexual onslaught successful 1973, had been owed successful civilian tribunal successful Los Angeles adjacent August, but has now been withdrawn, Polanski's US lawyer told Agence France-Presse.

The lawsuit was "settled successful nan summertime to nan parties' communal restitution and has now been formally dismissed," Alexander Rufus-Isaacs said successful an email.

A record image of Roman Polanski portraited during Netia Off Camera movie show connected May 2, 2018 successful Krakow, Poland.  Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via Getty Images

The suit, revenge past year, claimed Polanski took a then-teenager -- named anonymously successful filings arsenic Jane Doe -- to meal astatine a edifice successful Los Angeles successful 1973.

He allegedly gave her tequila and, erstwhile she began to consciousness dizzy, drove her to his home, wherever he forced himself connected her.

"She told him: 'please don't do this,'" nan plaintiff's lawyer, Gloria Allred, told reporters successful March.

"She alleges that he ignored her pleas. She besides alleges that suspect Polanski removed plaintiff's apparel and he proceeded to sexually battle her, causing her tremendous physical, affectional symptom and suffering."

The civilian suit, which sought unspecified damages, was revenge successful June 2023, conscionable earlier nan expiration of a California rule that allowed for an extended model for claims against nan alleged perpetrators of intersexual crimes.

Court papers revenge successful California successful July said a "conditional" accord had been reached.

Allred said successful an email precocious Tuesday that "a colony of claims was agreed to by nan parties to their communal satisfaction."

CBS News has reached retired to Allred for further comment.  

Oscar-winner Polanski, now 91, is simply a divisive figure, pinch immoderate successful nan movie world hailing his imaginative brilliant while others insist he was ever a intersexual predator.

Polanski admitted to nan statutory rape of 13-year-old Samantha Geimer successful a plea bargain successful 1977 to debar a proceedings connected much superior charges.

But he fled to France nan pursuing year, aft serving 42 days successful jail, erstwhile it appeared a judge was reconsidering his release.

Geimer has subsequently defended Polanski and was photographed pinch him past year.

A French tribunal successful May acquitted Polanski of defaming British character Charlotte Lewis aft she accused him of raping her erstwhile she was a teenager.

The head has ever denied wrongdoing.

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