In 1973, the Roman Polanski case against the director for rape of a minor was settled

Film director Roman Polanski, 91, will no longer face trial for sexually abusing a minor in 1973 after reaching a plea deal, news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing his US lawyer.

director (the pianist, the palace) fled the United States in 1977 after confessing to a statutory rape of a 13-year-old. After 42 days in jail, he left the country when a judge appeared to be reconsidering his release.

The latest case against Polanksi was filed last year and was scheduled for August 2025 in a civil court in Los Angeles but was withdrawn amid the settlement, the AFP report explained. The case was “settled to the mutual satisfaction of both parties over the summer and has now been officially dismissed,” it said, citing the attorney.

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Gloria Allred, confirmed to AFP that “the parties agreed to settle the claim to their mutual satisfaction.”

The civil suit, filed by an unidentified plaintiff in Los Angeles Superior Court and seeking unspecified damages, alleges Polanski raped a minor in 1973 after giving her alcohol. It was filed just before the expiration of a California law that allows an extended window for filing claims against accused sex offenders.

Polanski, an Oscar winner for best director the pianist (2002), always denied wrongdoing.