The lawsuit against Roman Polanski for allegedly raping a minor in 1973 has been settled, both sides say

French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer stand trial for an alleged assault of another minor after reaching a plea deal, his attorney said Tuesday.

The latest case against the director of ‘The Pianist’ concerns an alleged sexual assault in 1973was due to appear in Los Angeles civil court in August but has now been withdrawn, Polanski’s US attorney told Agence France-Presse.

The case was “settled to the mutual satisfaction of the parties over the summer and has now been formally dismissed,” Alexander Rufus-Isaacs said in an email.

The lawsuit, filed last year, alleges that in 1973, Polanski took a then-teenager — identified anonymously in the files as Jane Doe — to dinner at a Los Angeles restaurant.

He allegedly gave her tequila and, when she started to feel dizzy, took her to his house, where he forced himself on her.

“She told him, ‘Please don’t do this,’” the plaintiff’s attorney, Gloria Allred, told reporters in March.

“She alleges that he ignored her pleas. She also alleges that Defendant Polanski removed Plaintiff’s clothes and that he then sexually assaulted her, causing her immense physical and emotional pain and suffering.”

The civil suit, seeking unspecified damages, was filed in June 2023, just before the expiration of a California law allowing an extended period for claims against alleged perpetrators of sex crimes.

Court papers filed in California in July said a “conditional” agreement had been reached.

Allred said in an email late Tuesday that “the parties reached an agreement to settle the claims to their mutual satisfaction.”

CBS News has reached out to Allred and Rufus-Isaacs for further comment.

Oscar winner Polanski, now 91, is a divisive figure, with some in the movie business praising his creative genius while others insist he has always been a sexual predator.

Polanski admitted to the statutory rape of 13-year-old Samantha Geimer in a 1977 plea deal to avoid a trial on more serious charges.

But the following year he fled to France after spending 42 days in prison when it emerged that a judge was reconsidering his release.

Geimer subsequently defended Polanski and was photographed with him last year.

A French court acquitted Polanski in May of defaming British actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

The director has always denied that there was any misconduct.