Roman Polanski avoids trial for alleged 1973 sexual assault of minor as settlement reached
Roman Polanski settled a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault of a minor more than 50 years ago.The Oscar-winning director no longer faces a 10-day trial in the US after reaching a settlement.“The case settled in the summer to the parties’ mutual satisfaction and has now been formally dismissed,” Polanski’s representative told Fox News Digital.Gloria Allred, who represented the anonymous accuser in the lawsuit, Jane Doe, provided a similar statement to Fox News Digital.“A settlement of claims was agreed to by the parties to their mutual satisfaction,” she said.According to the settled civil suit, Jane Doe allegedly met Polanski at a party in 1973 when she was a minor. She claimed he invited her to dinner knowing she was underage.