During a press conference, the assertion was made by well-known American attorney Gloria Allred. The claimant made an appearance as well, introducing herself as Jane Doe but withholding her name.
“It took me a really long time to decide to file this suit against Mr Polanski, but I finally did make that decision,” she stated. “I want to file it to obtain justice and accountability.”
The 90-year-old Polanski has vehemently refuted the woman’s accusations and maintains that the case is unlawful.
The filmmaker, who entered a guilty plea to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse in 1978 and fled the country before a sentence hearing, is currently facing an unresolved criminal sexual assault case in Los Angeles.
The lady bringing the claims said that in 1973, months after meeting Polanski at a party, she went to supper with him—who knew she was under 18—in the civil case that was made public on Tuesday.