Tentative Settlement Reached In Roman Polanski’s 1973 L.A. Rape Case – Update

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UPDATED, 12:12 PM: A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged that longtime fugitive Roman Polanski sexually assaulted her in the 1970s at his home after plying her with tequila there and at a restaurant, all the while knowing she was a minor.

In court papers filed Tuesday with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III, the woman’s attorneys — she is identified only as Jane Doe — stated that a “conditional” accord has been reached with the 90-year-old Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby filmmaker and that a request for dismissal will be filed by October 14.

No terms were revealed. Read details of the case below. PREVIOUSLY, November 1: Roman Polanski has officially denied a woman’s accusation that the director sexually assaulted her at his home in 1973 after plying her with tequila both there and at a restaurant while knowing she was a minor at the time.

In court papers filed Oct. 20 with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III, the 90-year-old director’s attorney cites multiple defenses, including violation of the statute of limitations, that the plaintiff’s damages are based on guesswork, speculation and conjecture and that the woman accuses Polanski of a crime, sexual battery, that did not become law until 1990.