Lawsuit against Roman Polanski alleging director raped teenager in 1973 settled and dismissed

Four women came forward between 2017 and 2019 accusing Roman Polanski of abusing them in the 1970s — three of them were allegedly minors at the time. File photo

Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning film director who fled the US decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged sexual assault of another minor after reaching a settlement.

The latest case against the now 91-year-old director, which concerned an alleged sexual attack in 1973, had been due in civil court in Los Angeles next August.